Disparity In Literacy And Sex Ratio Of Chikkodi Taluka, Belagavi District, Karnataka State

This paper is an attempts to analyze the correlation between literacy and sex ratio of Chikkodi Taluka. Literacy is one of the most important indicators of social development. Literacy and education are universally recognized as a major component of human development. As such, certain minimum level of literacy seems to be essential for a population to a break out the vicious of poverty. Literacy affected by migration and sex ratio. The knowledge of literacy and sex ratio is essential for the understanding the condition of women in society.  The main cause of the decline of the sex ratio in India is due to the biased attitude which is meted out to the women. The main cause of this gender bias is inadequate education. In this town, sex ratio is high because of economic conditions. Thus, the analysis of literacy and sex ratio is immensely significant. This paper revealed that there is a negative correlation between literacy and sex ratio in Chikkodi Taluka.