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How is sex-ratio measured?

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Sex ratio in the world is calculated as number of males per thousand of females in a population.
Sex ratio = (No. of males)/(No. of females) × 1000

In countries like India sex ratio is calculated as number of females per thousand of males.
Sex ratio = (No. of females)/(No. of males) × 1000

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अध्याय 3 Population Composition
Exercises | Q 2. (iii) | पृष्ठ २१

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