Abstract :
Crude Sex Ratio and Child Sex Ratio have been the most discussed gender indices in recent times.
However, a disaggregated study of sex ratio of different social groups, literates and workers definitely
gives a clear picture of the social matrix of the study area and the associated social, economic, historical
and political impact on the participation of the females in the different spheres. The present study aims
at studying the district wise variation of different sex ratio (Crude, Rural, Child, Scheduled Caste,
Scheduled Tribe, Literate, Worker, Main Worker and Marginal Worker population) of West Bengal,
explain the reasons for the present pattern and their nature of change from 2001 to 2011. The study also
investigates the impact of geographical location on the variables and generates trend surfaces based on
the block-level data. The variation in the variables is well explained by the trend surface regression
equations, which have a high level of significance. Thematic maps and trend surface plots have
supplemented the results.
Keyword :
Trend Surface Analysis Sensitivity Index Sex Ratio Disaggregated Approach