Sex Ratio as per Census 2011 of Uttarakhand

According to Census 2011, Uttarakhand has a population of 1.01 crores, up from 84.89 lakhs in the 2001 census. sex ratio as per census 2011, Uttarakhand’s total population is 10,086,292, with male and female populations of 5,137,773 and 4,948,519, respectively. In 2001, the total population was 8,489,349, with males accounting for 4,325,924 and females accounting for 4,163,425. In this decade, total population growth was 18.81 percent, compared to 19.20 percent in the preceding decade. In 2011, Uttarakhand accounted for 0.83 percent of India’s population. The figure was 0.83 percent in 2001.

Sex Ratio as per Census 2011 of Uttarakhand

As per the census of 2011, the sex ratio of the state stood at 963, which means for every 1000 males, there were 963 females in the state. This was a minor increase from the census of 2001, in which the sex ratio came out to be 962. If we talk about the child sex ratio, i.e., the number of females per thousand males in the age group 0–6 years in a human population, the number is 

even more disappointing. The child sex ratio as per census 2011 of Uttarakhand was 890, down from 908 in the year 2001. When comparing the sex ratios of rural and urban areas, the rural area appears to fare better in both the general and child sex ratios. According to the 2011 census, the rural sex ratio was 1000 females per 1000 males, while the urban sex ratio was 884 females per 1000 males.

In terms of the overall Sex Ratio, the state has shown that its indicators are better than the national norms. According to the census of 2011, the nation’s overall sex ratio was 940. Still, the state’s child sex ratio (886) is a cause for concern, and the PC&PNDT Act must be fully implemented, along with behaviour change messages, to prevent female foeticide.

Cities with High Sex Ratio in Uttarakhand as per Census 2011

The cities having a high sex ratio in Uttrakhand are given in the table below: 

Cities with Low Sex Ratio in Uttarakhand as per Census 2011

The cities having low sex ratio in Uttrakhand are given in the table below: 

Concerns Over Low Child Sex Ratio in Uttarakhand

Usha Negi, the head of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR), expressed her concern regarding a recent NITI Ayog report claiming that Uttarakhand has one of the worst child sex ratios in the country. The child sex ratio in the State is 840, compared to the national average of 899, according to the NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2020-21. In response to this study, Negi expressed her scepticism of the NITI Aayog’s SDG index report, claiming that the State had made significant progress in changing the child sex ratio at birth. “I think the State should verify these figures as more apt data can be collected by the State Government here,” said Negi.

She did add, however, that if Uttarakhand’s latest child sex ratio data follows the Aayog’s report, it is a cause for concern for everyone in the state. In such a situation, Negi continued, it’s critical to figure out what’s causing the state’s dropping kid sex ratio. “Throughout Uttarakhand, the state government organises a variety of programmes to raise public awareness about gender equality. What is the cause for this drop in child sex ratio if it is also unlawful to determine the sex of an unborn child? This shows that something isn’t quite right.” Negi stated.

The SCPCR chief went on to say that authorities should keep an eye on the situation and identify those at the district level who assist others in determining the sex of an unborn child, which might be a big contributor to the country’s declining child sex ratio. Meanwhile, Rekha Arya, the minister of Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD), recently asserted that the NITI Aayog’s study on Uttarakhand’s child sex ratio differs from the state’s data. She has stated that she will write to NITI Aayog’s vice chairman and provide the state’s child sex ratio data.

Conclusion

The sex ratio as per census 2011 of Uttarakhand stood at 963, which means for every 1000 males, there were 963 females in the state. For the child sex ratio, the number was 890, down from 908 in the year 2001. For the whole country, the overall sex ratio was 940, and the child sex ratio was 919. The cities of Uttarakhand with a high sex ratio are Almora, Rudraprayag, Garhwal, Bageshwar, and Tehri Garhwal. All these cities have a sex ratio of greater than 1000. The cities of Uttarakhand with a low sex ratio are Haridwar, Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, and Uttarkashi. The sex ratios in these cities vary from 880 to 958.