Releasing the provisional population data here, Registrar General and Census Commissioner C Chandramauli said that the trend of declining ratio of girl child per thousand male child has been reported from the rural areas and it is a cause of concern.
The data indicates that in rural areas, the child sex ratio has declined from 927 girls per 1000 male child in 2001 to 914 girls per thousand male child in 2011 . In urban areas, the child sex ratio has declined from 906 girls per thousand male child to 902 girls per thousand male child in 2011.
Delhi has recorded the lowest while Andaman and Nicobar islands the highest child sex ratio in rural areas. Haryana has recorded the lowest and Nagaland the highest child sex ratio in urban areas.
The Country has observed a decline in the percentage of child population in the age group of zero to six years by about 3 percentage points over the decade.
Registrar Genaeral of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli said for the first time since Independence the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas than rural areas. Of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore in urban areas.
The Census 2011 was carried out in two phases – the Houselisting and Housing Census followed by the Population Enumeration. The Houselisting and Housing Census wherein all the structures, houses and households were listed and information on housing stock, household amenities and assets were collected was conducted in different States and Union Territories during April – September, 2010. The Population Enumeration was undertaken during February 9-28, 2011.