Match the columns (As per Census 2011).

	States		Demographic Characteristics
1.	Kerala	a.	Highest sex ratio
2.	Haryana	b.	Lowest sex ratio
3.	Goa	c.	Highest percentage share of urban population

 

Key Points

• As per the 2011 census, the State of Kerala had the highest sex ratio in India.
• Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio. 
• Haryana state has the lowest sex ratio(879) in India.

• Goa has the highest percentage share of the urban population (62%).

Additional Information

• The Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India.
• The first census of India was conducted by Lord Mayo in 1872.
• The first official census was started by Lord Ripon in 1881.
• In 2011 it is 15 census of India.
• It comes to the Ministry of Home Affairs From 1961.
• The slogan of the 2011 Census is Our Census Our Future.
• C M Chandramauli was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census.

Important Points

1. Child sex ratio:
   • The Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the age group 0–6 years.
   • In the census 2001, the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011.
   • The highest child-sex ratio was found in Mizoram (971 females per 1000 males) and the lowest in Haryana (830 females/ 1000 males)
2. Sex rato:
   • The Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males
   • The Sex ratio in India is 940 females per 1000 male
   • The highest sex ratio was found in Kerala (1084 females per 1000 males) and lowest in Haryana (879 females/ 1000 males)
3. Population size:
   • Population size is the total population of a country.
   • In India, the highest population found in Uttar Pradesh (19,95,81,477 persons), and the lowest population found in the state of Sikkim (6,07,688 persons)
4. Highest percentage share of urban population: 
   • India's three-tiered census definition of 'urban' regions is those where at least 5,000 inhabitants, a density of 400 people per sq, and at least 75% of the male working population engaged in non-farm activities.
   • Under the census definition, 31% of the Indian population lived in urban areas in 2011.
   • Goa has the highest percentage share of the urban population (62%), and Mizoram obtains the second position.