A study of Correlation between Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio in Haryana: Trend and Emerging Issues

Abstract

Sex ratio is significant social indicators of the status of women in any given society. Haryana is one of the few states in the country where number of males are greater than females. Evidences from majority of the districts shows females birth is as burden on family may it be financial, social, emotions and mental. The results show that lowest child sex ratio in the age group 0-6 has been reported by the 2001 and 2011 census. Haryana is one of those states which is highly affected with declining and imbalance of child sex ratio. There are many reasons behind it but the most important fact is the presence of a strong son preferences. The study shows the child sex ratio challenges, emerging issues and also highlighted literacy rate in Haryana. Second

is to examine the correlation between literacy rates and sex ratio in Haryana district. Third is to examine the government initiatives or policies in improving the sex ratio in Haryana. The study gives the some suggestions for improvement of the socio-economic and cultural fundamentals and which policy adopted by the government to save the child girls.