Sex Ratio Patterns in the Indian Population: A Fresh Exploration

By Satish Balram Agnihotri

This important book examines the declining female-male ratio in India. Based on census data for age groups 0-4 and 5-9 years, the author looks at the situation in India as a whole and then at the experience in different regions and states. The excess female child mortality is shown to be the major factor in declining sex ratio.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761993924
• ISBN13: 9780761993926
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"