The Indian practice of female infanticide and of sex - selective abortion have been cited to explain in part a gender imbalance that has been reported as being increasingly distorted since the 1991 Census of India .
There are also other influences that might affect the trend .
The Indian practice of female infanticide and of sex - selective abortion have been cited to explain in part a gender imbalance that has been reported as being increasingly distorted since the 1991 Census of India , although there are also other influences that might affect the trend .