The overall sex ratio nationwide (number of females per 1000 males) in
2011 census has improved by seven percentage points to 940 against 933 in
census of 2001. This is the highest sex ratio at the national level since the
census of 1971 and a shade lower than 1961. According to census 2011, the
sex ratio in Sikkim is 889 females per 1000 males, which is much lower than
the national average. In socio-economic front, the women in Sikkim are
generally not secluded and the instances of female infanticide have not been
sex ratio based on some empirical data.