According to census 2001, sex ratio is ______ females per 1000 males.

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The correct answer is 933.Key Points

According to census 2001, sex ratio is 933 females per 1000 males.
The sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 males.
Sex ratio is a valuable source for finding the population of women in India and what is the ratio of women to that men in India.
In the Population Census of 2011, it was revealed that the population ratio in India in 2011 is 943, little higher than 2001.
The Sex Ratio 2011 shows an upward trend from the census 2001 data.
Census 2001 revealed that there were 933 females to that 1000 males.
For decades India has seen a decrease in the sex ratio in 2011, but in the last two decades, there has been a slight increase in the sex ratio.

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Census 2011
- The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing Household Amenities, Urbanization, Fertility and Mortality, etc.
- Census 2011 was the 15th National Census of the Country.
- Census was introduced in India during the era of Lord Mayo in the year 1872.
- It came into force in 1881.
- This census was conducted under the guidance of Mr. C. Chandramouli.
- The slogan of census 2011 was ‘Our Census, Our future’.