Sex Ratio is the ratio of no. of males to females in a population. Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. As per provisional census data of 2011, the national average sex ratio shows an increase from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011. The population ratio in India 2011 is 940 females per 1000 of males.
The following statewise sex ratio list of india is as per provisional census data of 2011 :
| States / U.T. | Sex Ratio |
| 1. Kerala | 1,084 |
| 2. Puducherry | 1,038 |
| 3. Tamil Nadu | 995 |
| 4. Andhra Pradesh | 993 |
| 5. Chhattisgarh | 991 |
| 6. Telangana | 988 |
| 7. Manipur | 987 |
| 8. Meghalaya | 986 |
| 9. Odisha | 978 |
| 10. Mizoram | 975 |
| 11. Himachal Pradesh | 974 |
| 12. Karnataka | 968 |
| 13. Goa | 968 |
| 14. Uttarakhand | 963 |
| 15. Tripura | 961 |
| 16. Assam | 954 |
| 17. West Bengal | 947 |
| 18. Jharkhand | 947 |
| 19. Maharashtra | 946 |
| 20. Lakshadweep | 946 |
| 21. Madhya Pradesh | 931 |
| 22. Nagaland | 931 |
| 23. Rajasthan | 926 |
| 24. Arunachal Pradesh | 920 |
| 25. Gujarat | 918 |
| 26. Bihar | 916 |
| 27. Uttar Pradesh | 908 |
| 28. Punjab | 893 |
| 29. Sikkim | 889 |
| 30. Jammu and Kashmir | 883 |
| 31. Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 878 |
| 32. Haryana | 877 |
| 33. Delhi | 866 |
| 34. Chandigarh | 818 |
| 35. Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 775 |
| 36. Daman and Diu | 618 |