Status of Women in Haryana: An Evaluation of Sex Ratio and Literacy Rate

A Comparative Analysis with Kerala and Goa

Abstract

This paper describes the present status of women in Haryana. Rise in population in Haryana going to together with the decline in the sex ratio. Sex ratio is the social indicators which characterize the status of women. Haryana status of women is very low as compare to other state such as Kerala and Goa etc. The present study describes the present status of sex ratio, literacy rate and women empowerment in Haryana. The study is based on secondary data and it is analyze Literacy rate and sex Ratio of Haryana for the time period 2001 and 2011. This study point out that literacy rate in Haryana increased to 76.6 per cent as per 2011 census, out of which maximum literacy rate has been found in the district of Gurgaon (84 per cent) and the lowest in district of Mewat (56 per cent). The overall sex ratio was increased from 861 in the year 2001 to 879 in the year 2011. But still now it is very low as compare to national level of sex ratio that is 940 according to the census 2011.