Higher means more women relative to men; a low value signals a gender imbalance favouring males.
higher is better
vs all communities: +9 ahead
Explore the interactive chart, with breakdowns by state and urban vs rural →
| Community | Latest value |
|---|---|
| Muslim | 951 |
| Hindu | 939 |
| Christian | 1023 |
| Other | 1009 |
| Buddhist | 965 |
| Jain | 954 |
| Sikh | 903 |
| All communities | 943 |
| State / UT | Muslim | Hindu |
|---|---|---|
| Sikkim | 856 | |
| Mizoram | 506 | |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 774 | |
| Daman & Diu | 607 | |
| Nagaland | 651 | |
| Chandigarh | 803 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 785 | |
| NCT of Delhi | 865 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 975 | |
| Punjab | 879 | |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 858 | |
| Haryana | 876 | |
| Uttarakhand | 976 | |
| Goa | 929 | |
| Maharashtra | 928 | |
| Meghalaya | 863 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 795 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 907 | |
| Bihar | 913 | |
| Jharkhand | 935 | |
| Gujarat | 916 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 929 | |
| Rajasthan | 927 | |
| West Bengal | 948 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 990 | |
| Assam | 958 | |
| Odisha | 977 | |
| Tripura | 959 | |
| Karnataka | 972 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 993 | |
| Manipur | 982 | |
| Lakshadweep | 115 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 992 | |
| Puducherry | 1030 | |
| Kerala | 1077 |
Computed Reproduce this view. This figure is computed from the linked published tables. Source: Census 2011 · C-series · Census 1961 · C-VII Religion · Census 1971 · Paper 2 of 1972 · Census 1981 · HH-15 (Paper 3 of 1984) · Census 1991 · C-9 Religion · Census 2001 · C-series. Each value is computed from the data file · transform code; every row records its own source and method.
| Community | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 942 | 958 |
| Sikh | 898 | 905 |
| Jain | 959 | 935 |
| Hindu | 921 | 947 |
| Buddhist | 973 | 960 |
| Christian | 1046 | 1008 |
| Other | 1007 | 1009 |
| All communities | 929 | 949 |
Computed Reproduce this view. This figure is computed from the linked published tables. Source: Census 2011 · C-series · Census 1961 · C-VII Religion · Census 1971 · Paper 2 of 1972 · Census 1981 · HH-15 (Paper 3 of 1984) · Census 1991 · C-9 Religion · Census 2001 · C-series. Each value is computed from the data file · transform code; every row records its own source and method.
There were 951 Muslim women for every 1,000 Muslim men in 2011, a little higher than the 939 for Hindus and the 943 national average. Like the rest of India the Muslim population has fewer women than men, but its ratio has been slightly more balanced than the Hindu one and has improved since 2001.
The chart tracks the number of females per 1,000 males across six censuses since 1961; a value below 1,000 means fewer women than men. Because the interesting range is narrow, the axis sits in an 800 to 1,050 band rather than starting at zero. The By state and Urban vs rural tabs show where the ratio is most and least balanced.
The sex ratio is a quiet signal of how a society values its girls and women, picking up the combined effect of sex selection, female mortality and migration. A ratio closer to balance is generally the healthier sign.
Aheadgap widening
Muslim 951 vs Hindu 939 in 2011, 12 ahead. The Muslim sex ratio has run slightly more balanced than the Hindu one across recent censuses and improved between 2001 and 2011, against the wider Indian pattern of too few women.