Abstract |
Female literacy and child sex ratio are two important demographic characteristics of population. Female literacy plays a very important role in upliftment of the sex ratio. Therefore, the present paper is aimed to analyze the Correlation between female Literacy and child Sex Ratio in Haryana using data collected by the 2011 census. Spearman’s Rank Difference method is used for analyzes the correlation of literacy & sex ratio. The study reveals that correlation between child sex ratio and female literacy is r= -.46. It is a moderate negative correlation. The child sex ratio and female literacy have moved opposite direction in Haryana. The sex ratio has been found to be highest in districts, which have low female literacy. Mewat most back word region of the state, has registered female literacy of (37.38%). but it has the highest child sex ratio of 903, only district above the 900 mark. While in Jhajjar, literacy rate among women has gone from 59 to 71 percent and the child sex ratio comes down 801 to 774. It requires stringent action from the state authorities and mass movement to change the mindset and equal order of the patriarchal society. |