A geography of the sex ratio in India / Une géographie du sex-ratio en Inde

A Geography of the Sex Ratio in India. The 1991 Census of India found that for every 1000 males there were only 927 females. This sex ratio shows that the country has one of the lowest proportions of girls and women in its population in the world. The paper seeks to explain why and also broadens the discussion by investigating the male/female balance in different regions, between the city and the countryside, and among scheduled castes and tribus.Au recensement de 1991, l'Inde enregistrait 927 femmes pour 1000 hommes. Ce sex-ratio présente une des plus faibles proportions de femmes au monde. Notre article vise à expliquer ce déséquilibre à partir de recherches comparatives entre les régions, mais aussi à partir de comparaisons villes-campagnes et entre castes et ethnies.Atkins P. J., Townsend J. G., Raju S., Kumar N. A geography of the sex ratio in India / Une géographie du sex-ratio en Inde. In: Espace, populations, sociétés, 1997-2-3. Les populations du monde indien - Populations of the Indian Countries. pp. 161-171