List of states and union territories of India by sex ratio
This is a list of the States Union territories of India ranked in order of 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 results. Kerala has the highest sex ratio; while Haryana has the lowest sex ratio among states and Daman & Diu has the lowest among all states and territories.
| Rank | State | Women per 1000 men |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 1,058 |
| 2 | Pondicherry | 1,001 |
| 3 | Chattisgarh | 990 |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 986 |
| 5 | Manipur | 978 |
| 6 | Andhra Pradesh | 978 |
| 7 | Meghalaya | 975 |
| 8 | Orissa | 972 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 970 |
| 10 | Uttaranchal | 964 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 964 |
| 12 | Goa | 960 |
| 13 | Tripura | 950 |
| 14 | Lakshadweep | 947 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 941 |
| 16 | Mizoram | 938 |
| 17 | West Bengal | 934 |
| ** | INDIA | 933 |
| 18 | Assam | 932 |
| 19 | Rajasthan | 922 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 922 |
| 21 | Bihar | 921 |
| 22 | Gujarat | 921 |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh | 920 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 909 |
| 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | 901 |
| 26 | Jammu & Kashmir | 900 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 898 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 875 |
| 29 | Punjab | 874 |
| 30 | Haryana | 861 |
| 31 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 846 |
| 32 | Delhi | 821 |
| 33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 811 |
| 34 | Chandigarh | 773 |
| 35 | Daman & Diu | 709 |
Names of all union territories are italicized.
Reference
- Women and Men in Development - (Sex Ratio data from Census of India, 2001) (PDF), published by NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SECURITY.