*Research Scholar, Department of Geography, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
**Professor, Department of Geography, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Online published on 22 January, 2018.
Sex composition is one of the basic demographic characteristics, which is extremely vital for any meaningful demographic analysis. Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand male in a population. Sex ratio is an index of socio-economic conditions of an area and an important tool for regional analysis. Imbalances in sex composition and its regional variations provide an ideal ground for population geographers for analyzing the regional character of population data. For the purpose of present study Tehsils of Shekhawati Region have been taken as a basic unit of investigation. The present study aims to examine the spatial variation pattern at Tehsil level and temporal variation of sex ratio in rural urban area of study area during 2001–2011. For the purpose of present study Tehsils have been taken as a basic unit of investigation. The period selected for the present study is 2001–2011 census year. The present study is entirely based on secondary data. The entire paper is based on secondary source of data which is mainly derived from Census of India. In 2001, we found rural sex ratio is higher than urban sex ratio, while as in 2011, rural sex ratio is again higher than urban sex ratio. The present study aims to examine spatial as well as temporal pattern of variation in sex-ratio at Tehsil level. The study results that sex ratio in rural area are found higher than urban areas.
Spatial, Variation, Sex ratio, Temporal, Rural, Urban, Region
