Age-Sex Structure and Sex Composition: a Ward-Wise Study of Varanasi City

Type Working Paper - Indian Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine
Title Age-Sex Structure and Sex Composition: a Ward-Wise Study of Varanasi City
Author(s)
Volume 44
Issue 3-4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
Page numbers 146-149
URL http://medind.nic.in/ibl/t13/i3/iblt13i3p145.pdf
Abstract
The Varanasi city records a settlement history since 1000 BC. However, the present city has grown during the early 18th century and presents an archetype example of Indian Pilgrimage cities. As a social issue, the agesex structure and sex ratio are main variables to measure the socio-economic conditions of any region. Varanasi city shows a huge male preponderance in sex composition of the population. The Varanasi city demonstrates male dominance along with higher proportion (46.0%) of active age group due to male immigrants in search of jobs and its pull-effect. Additionally, the dependent population (0-19 years) and aged people (older than 59 years) show the trend and characteristics of a developing-and-traditional city. Present study is an attempt to present the age-sex structure and sex ratio study of the city on the ward-level and to highlight problems of the social structure of Varanasi city. The situation and results are presented through various tables and maps generated in ArcGIS. Tables and data are calculated on the basis of Census of India records.

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