Summary:
Chandigarh: Ferozepur district boasts of the best sex ratio in Punjab with 1,014 women per 1,000 men of the total population while Nawanshahr is at the second place with a figure of 1,011. The survey has brought out some interesting trends like the sex ratio is better in rural areas of Amritsar district (956) compared to the urban region (883). The data will be useful in setting benchmarks and examining the progress the country had made in health sector. The field work for the survey was conducted in June 2016.According to the 2011 Census, sex ratio of Punjab was better than Haryana (861) and Chandigarh (818).The key objective of the survey was to provide essential data on health and family welfare and emerging issues in this area. It is much higher than the state average of 895 as per the 2011 Census..