Population growth indicates gender discrimination—during 1981-91, the female population (21.77 per cent) grew at a slower pace than the male population (22.40 per cent); Sex ratio is unfavourable to women— from 972:1000 in 1901 it has come down to 933:1000 in 2001.
Le rapport de masculinité défavorise les femmes : de 0,972 (972 femmes pour 1000 hommes) en 1901, il est descendu à 0,933 en 2001.