According to 2011 census, which district of Madhya Pradesh is having highest sex ratio?
- (a)Mandla
- (b)Balaghat
- (c)Dhar
- (d)Indore
Correct — B, Balaghat. According to Census 2011, Balaghat district recorded the highest sex ratio (females per 1000 males) among the districts of Madhya Pradesh.
- (a)Mandla — Mandla has a high sex ratio but not the highest in MP per Census 2011; Balaghat leads.
- (c)Dhar — Dhar does not top the state's sex-ratio ranking in Census 2011.
- (d)Indore — Indore, being highly urbanised, has a comparatively lower sex ratio, not the highest.
Sex ratio = number of females per 1000 males. Among Madhya Pradesh's districts in Census 2011, the tribal-belt district of Balaghat had the highest sex ratio; urbanised districts like Indore ranked lower.
MP district-extremes fact: Balaghat = highest sex ratio (2011). Tribal and eastern districts tend to have higher ratios than urban ones.
- Sex ratio = females per 1000 males.
- Balaghat had the highest district sex ratio in MP (Census 2011).
- Madhya Pradesh's overall sex ratio in 2011 was 931.
- Urban, industrial districts generally show lower ratios.
- Assuming an urban district (Indore) has the highest sex ratio
- Confusing overall sex ratio with child sex ratio
District-extreme recall for MP (Census 2011).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Sex ratio is defined as the number of:
- (a)Females per 1000 males
- (b)Males per 1000 females
- (c)Children per 1000 adults
- (d)Literates per 1000 people
Answer(a) Females per 1000 males.
- practice — not a real PYQ
What was Madhya Pradesh's overall sex ratio as per Census 2011?
- (a)931
- (b)1000
- (c)850
- (d)991
Answer(a) 931.