(d) Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 males. Sex ratio of India is 943. In the rural areas, there are 949 females to 1000 males, while in the urban areas, there are 929 females to 1000 males. At present, the lowest sex ratio in India is in Haryana, where sex ratio is only 879, whereas the highest sex ration is in Kerala (1084).