Volume : 2, Issue : 12, December - 2013

Recent Change in Child Population and Child Sex Ratio Age Group (0–6 Years) in South Bihar Plain

Gautam Pandey

Abstract :

South Bihar plain is a part of middle Ganga plain. It consists of four divisions . i.e., Patna, Magadh, Munger and Bhagalpur. It has large area under alluvial plain, besides a small hilly tract. South bihar plain is famous for his glorious history. The present study aims to analyse the recent spatial and temporal variations in the child population and sex ratio in age group (0–6) years. The study is mainly based on the use of secondary data. Which has been collected from the census of India 2011 and 2001 (Provisional population totals Bihar Series.11). It shows that the growth rate of child population (0–6 years) in last decade is 17% percent. In this period out of seventeen districts of south Bihar plain. Eight districts records negative growth in child sex ratio Spatial distribution of CSR also varies in different districts. Negative growth in child sex ratio Indicates son foeticide in the society. Health facilities like PNDT techniques for sex determination also playing an important role to decreases in child sex ratio.