35 Indian States & Territories Ranking By Sex Ratio

Indian states and territories ranking by sex ratio

Sex ratio, here is expressed as the number of women per thousand men in a given population at a given time. Data given per the Census of India 2001 and 2011 results.

Note that India had a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males as per 2011 data, an improvement of 7 over the ratio of 1000:933 in 2001.

Rank: 1 State: Kerala

Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,084

Women per 1000 men (2001): 1,058

Increase in Sex Ratio: +26

Rank: 2

State: Pondicherry

Women per 1000 men (2011): 1,031

Women per 1000 men (2001): 990

Increase in Sex Ratio: +41

Rank: 3 State: Tamil Nadu Women per 1000 men (2011): 995 Women per 1000 men (2001): 986 Increase in Sex Ration: +9

Rank: 4 State: Andhra Pradesh Women per 1000 men (2011): 992 Women per 1000 men (2001): 978 Increase in Sex Ratio: +14

Rank: 6 State: Manipur Women per 1000 men (2011): 987 Women per 1000 men (2001): 978 Increase in Sex Ratio: +9

Rank: 7

State: Meghalaya

Women per 1000 men (2011): 986

Women per 1000 men (2001): 975

Increase in Sex Ratio: +11

Rank: 8

State: Orissa

Women per 1000 men (2011): 978

Women per 1000 men (2001): 972

Increase in Sex Ratio: +6

Rank: 9

State: Mizoram

Women per 1000 men (2011): 975

Women per 1000 men (2001): 938

Increase in Sex Ratio: +37

State:Himachal Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):974

Women per 1000 men (2001):970

Increase in Sex Ratio: +4

Rank: 11

State:Karnataka

Women per 1000 men (2011):968

Women per 1000 men (2001):964

Increase in Sex Ratio: +4

Rank: 12

State:Goa

Women per 1000 men (2011):968

Women per 1000 men (2001):960

Increase in Sex Ratio: +8

Rank: 13

State: Uttarakhand

Women per 1000 men (2011):963

Women per 1000 men (2001):964

Increase in Sex Ratio: -1

Rank: 14

State: Tripura

Women per 1000 men (2011):961

Women per 1000 men (2001):950

Increase in Sex Ratio: +11

Rank: 15

State: Assam

Women per 1000 men (2011):954

Women per 1000 men (2001):932

Increase in Sex Ratio: +22

Rank: 16

State:Lakshadweep

Women per 1000 men (2011):946

Women per 1000 men (2001):947

Increase in Sex Ratio:-1

Rank: 17

State:Jharkhand

Women per 1000 men (2011):947

Women per 1000 men (2001):941

Increase in Sex Ratio:+6

Rank:18

State:West Bengal

Women per 1000 men (2011):947

Women per 1000 men (2001):934

Increase in Sex Ratio:+13

Rank:19

State:Maharashtra

Women per 1000 men (2011):946

Women per 1000 men (2001):922

Increase in Sex Ratio:+24

Rank:20

State:Nagaland

Women per 1000 men (2011):931

Women per 1000 men (2001):909

Increase in Sex Ratio:+22

Rank:21

State:Madhya Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):930

Women per 1000 men (2001):920

Increase in Sex Ratio:+10

Rank:22

State:Rajasthan

Women per 1000 men (2011):926

Women per 1000 men (2001):922

Increase in Sex Ratio:+4

Rank:23

State:Arunachal Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):920

Women per 1000 men (2001):901

Increase in Sex Ratio:+19

Rank:24

State:Gujarat

Women per 1000 men (2011):918

Women per 1000 men (2001):921

Increase in Sex Ratio:-3

Rank:25

State:Bihar

Women per 1000 men (2011):916

Women per 1000 men (2001):921

Increase in Sex Ratio:-5

Rank:26

State:Uttar Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):908

Women per 1000 men (2001):898

Increase in Sex Ratio:+10

Rank:27

State:Punjab

Women per 1000 men (2011):893

Women per 1000 men (2001):874

Increase in Sex Ratio:+19

Rank:28

State:Sikkim

Women per 1000 men (2011):889

Women per 1000 men (2001):875

Increase in Sex Ratio:+14

Rank:29

State:Jammu & Kashmir

Women per 1000 men (2011):883

Women per 1000 men (2001):900

Increase in Sex Ratio:-17

Rank: 30

State: Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Women per 1000 men (2011): 878

Women per 1000 men (2001): 846

Increase in Sex Ratio: +32

Rank: 31

State: Haryana

Women per 1000 men (2011): 877

Women per 1000 men (2001): 861

Increase in Sex Ratio: +16

Rank: 32

State: Delhi

Women per 1000 men (2011): 866

Women per 1000 men (2001): 821

Increase in Sex Ratio: +45

Rank: 33 State: Chandigarh Women per 1000 men (2011): 818 , Women per 1000 men (2001): 773 , Increase in Sex Ratio: +45

Rank: 34,State: Diu and Daman,Women per 1000 men (2011): 775,Women per 1000 men (2001): 811,Increase in Sex Ratio: -36

Rank: 35,State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli,Women per 1000 men (2011): 618,Women per 1000 men (2001): 709,Increase in Sex Ratio: -91

Rank:22

State:Rajasthan

Women per 1000 men (2011):926

Women per 1000 men (2001):922

Increase in Sex Ratio:+4

Rank:23

State:Arunachal Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):920

Women per 1000 men (2001):901

Increase in Sex Ratio:+19

Rank:24

State:Gujarat

Women per 1000 men (2011):918

Women per 1000 men (2001):921

Increase in Sex Ratio:-3

Rank:25

State:Bihar

Women per 1000 men (2011):916

Women per 1000 men (2001):921

Increase in Sex Ratio:-5

Rank:26

State:Uttar Pradesh

Women per 1000 men (2011):908

Women per 1000 men (2001):898

Increase in Sex Ratio:+10

Rank:27

State:Punjab

Women per 1000 men (2011):893

Women per 1000 men (2001):874

Increase in Sex Ratio:+19

Rank:28

State:Sikkim

Women per 1000 men (2011):889

Women per 1000 men (2001):875

Increase in Sex Ratio:+14

Rank:29

State:Jammu & Kashmir

Women per 1000 men (2011):883

Women per 1000 men (2001):900

Increase in Sex Ratio:-17

Rank: 30

State: Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Women per 1000 men (2011): 878

Women per 1000 men (2001): 846

Increase in Sex Ratio: +32

Rank: 31

State: Haryana

Women per 1000 men (2011): 877

Women per 1000 men (2001): 861

Increase in Sex Ratio: +16

Rank: 32

State: Delhi

Women per 1000 men (2011): 866

Women per 1000 men (2001): 821

Increase in Sex Ratio: +45

Rank: 33 State: Chandigarh Women per 1000 men (2011): 818 , Women per 1000 men (2001): 773 , Increase in Sex Ratio: +45

Rank: 34,State: Diu and Daman,Women per 1000 men (2011): 775,Women per 1000 men (2001): 811,Increase in Sex Ratio: -36

Rank: 35,State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli,Women per 1000 men (2011): 618,Women per 1000 men (2001): 709,Increase in Sex Ratio: -91