As per the 2011 census of India, which Indian state has the lowest sex ratio?
- A.Bihar
- B.Punjab
- C.Haryana
- D.Jharkhand
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Haryana. The Census of 2011 recorded 879 females for every 1,000 males in Haryana, the lowest figure of any state in the country, against a national average of 943. The state had 1,34,94,734 males and 1,18,56,728 females in a total population of 2,53,51,462. The figure was an improvement on the 861 recorded in 2001, but it still left Haryana at the bottom of the state list, and its child sex ratio of 834 for the age group of zero to six years was also the lowest among the states.
Option A, Bihar, recorded 918, which is below the national figure but far above Haryana. Option B, Punjab, recorded 895, the second lowest among the states and the usual trap in this question because Punjab and Haryana are discussed together. Option D, Jharkhand, recorded 948, which is above the national average. Remember the bottom pair as Haryana first and Punjab next, and the top pair as Kerala at 1,084 and Puducherry at 1,037 among the union territories.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich union territory has the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census?
- A.Lakshadweep
- B.Puducherry
- C.Daman and Diu
- D.Chandigarh
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Among the union territories Puducherry recorded 1,037 females for every 1,000 males in 2011, the only union territory with more women than men and the highest figure in that group.
Read the full explanation →According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of India's population that lives in urban areas?
- A.25.7 per cent
- B.49.71 per cent
- C.41.72 per cent
- D.31.16 per cent
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The Census of 2011 found that 31.16 per cent of Indians lived in urban areas and the remaining 68.84 per cent in villages.
Read the full explanation →What was the sex ratio of Haryana in the Census of 2011?
- A.861
- B.879
- C.893
- D.901
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Haryana recorded 879 females for every 1,000 males in 2011. The number follows directly from the population table: 1,18,56,728 females against 1,34,94,734 males in a total of 2,53,51,462 people.
Read the full explanation →What was the population density of Haryana according to the Census of 2011?
- A.382 persons per square kilometre
- B.477 persons per square kilometre
- C.573 persons per square kilometre
- D.652 persons per square kilometre
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Density is the population divided by the area, and for Haryana that is 2,53,51,462 people spread over 44,212 square kilometres, which works out to 573.
Read the full explanation →The literacy rate of Haryana in the Census of 2011 was:
- A.67.91 per cent
- B.72.40 per cent
- C.75.55 per cent
- D.80.14 per cent
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Haryana's literacy rate in 2011 was 75.55 per cent, a little above the national rate of 74.04 per cent. The figure hides a wide gap between the sexes, because male literacy was 84.06 per cent while female literacy was only 65.94 per cent, a difference of about eighteen percentage points.
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