Geography
India has a low sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males.
Population
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India has a low sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males because of high maternal mortality, female infanticide, sex-selective female abortions and neglect of the girl child leading to a higher mortality among girls at a young age, and change in sex ratio.
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