Volume : 2, Issue : 12, DEC 2016

CORRELATION BETWEEN LITERACY RATE AND CHILD SEX RATIO (0-6 AGE GROUP) IN HARYANA: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

Neeraj Yadav

Abstract

This paper is an attempts to analysis the correlation between literacy and child sex ratio in Haryana. Literacy is one of the most important indicators of social development. Literacy and education is universally recognized as a major component of human development [1]. As such, certain minimum level of literacy seems to be essential for a population to a break out the vicious of poverty[1]. Literacy affected on migration and sex ratio. The knowledge of literacy and sex ratio is essential for the understanding the condition of women in society[2]. A decline sex ratio is suggestive of the neglect of girl children, sex selective abortions and traditional attributes of the society. Thus, the analysis of literacy and sex ratio is immense significant. This paper revealed that there is negative correlation between literacy and child sex ratio in Haryana.

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