What was the Child Sex Ratio in the country as per the Census of India 2011?

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The correct answer is 919.Key Points

In the census 2001, the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011.
Child sex ratio:
- The Child Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the age group 0–6 years.
As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e., 834 per thousand males.
Among the Union Territories of India; Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest child sex ratio i.e., 968 per thousand males.

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The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Census Act was enacted in 1948 to provide for the scheme of conducting population census with duties and responsibilities of census officers.
Government of India decided in May 1949 to initiate steps for developing systematic collection of statistics on the size of the population, its growth, etc., and established an organisation in the Ministry of Home Affairs under Registrar General and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India.