From Bad To Worse? : J&K sees biggest decline in child sex ratio in country

New Delhi: April 22, 2011

India’s paradise on earth, Jammu & Kashmir, isn’t all that heavenly a place for a girl child. The state, which is also home to Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, has seen the single largest decline in sex ratio in the country, according to provisional Census 2011 as compared to Census 2001. While in 2001, the number of girls per 1,000 boys (aged between 0-6) stood at 941, the latest Census found that it has plummeted to 859. At present, there are 82 fewer girls in the state per 1,000 boys.

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