Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is sex ratio?
Advertisements
Solution
Sex ratio means the number of females per 1000 males in a given population. In India, the sex ratio is calculated in terms of females per 1000 males. The formula to calculate the sex ratio is
Sex ratio = `"Female Population"/"Male Population" xx 1000`
The sex ratio is an important characteristic that helps us to study the population of a given area. For example, when we say that the sex ratio in India is 960, it means that there are 960 girls for every 1000 boys.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Choose the correct answer
Which of these is a part of the demographic structure of a population?
What do the rural population consist of?
What do the urban population consist of?
What do you understand by the term ‘working population’?
What is the meaning of unfavourable sex ratio?
Name few social practices leading to unfavourable sex ratios at some places
What is the most effective way to show the age and sex structure of a population?
Explain the diagram of a population pyramid. Also show the three types of pyramids.
Fill in the blanks
The sex ratio is usually unfavourable in those countries where ______ is widespread.
Fill in the blanks
Not being able to have babies or produce young ones is called ______.
