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Kerala has a sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 males. Pondicherry has 1001 females 1000 males, while Delhi has 821 females per 1000 males and Haryana has just 861 females. What could be the reasons for such variation?  

Answer:

Kerala and Pondicherry have a sex ratio of more than 1000 females per 1000 males while Delhi has 821 females per 1000 males and Haryana just 861 females because    (a) Kerala and Pondicherry have good health facilities, which reduces infant mortality   (b) These states have higher literacy rates. Due to higher literacy of women, they understand the advantages of small families.   (c) In Delhi, there is a heavy migration of males who get jobs in the metropolis. Generally, their families stay back in their villages or home towns. This leads to a very high number of, males in Delhi.   (d) In Haryana, female feticide is rampant because of people's desire to have a male heir, due to a patriarchal family system. This has led to the skewed sex ratio in Haryana.