Spatio-Temporal Variations of Block Wise Rural Sex Ratio of Hooghly District in West Bengal (2001-2011)

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Basudev Halder

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Sex ratio is an important demographic index to access the social perception of the population of a region. It varies from one place to another and also changes from time to time depending on the socio economic progress of a region. The district of Hooghly located in the lower Ganga plane of West Bengal has a reach socio-cultural heritage as well as economic prosperity. However, the rural population in most part of the district are not so aware of the multiplications but still the imbalances are for more natural in occurrence. All these have been observed in the census year 2001 and 2011.

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