District wise Estimations of Total Missing Girls in Madhya Pradesh, India, 2004-2011: Evidences from recent Census 2011

This study has chiefly focused on analyzing the child sex ratios in districts of Madhya Pradesh by estimating the number of district wise sex selective abortions in the period of 2004-2011 using indirect methods. Further, the contribution of sex differentials in child mortality and sex–selective abortions to sex imbalance in (0-6) age group is also obtained. The study has found that Prenatal Sex selection appears to have played major role in causing the deterioration observed in child sex ratios in state, Excess female mortality among children contributes only moderately to the deficit of girls. 282850 total missing girls are estimated in state during the period 2004-2011 out of which 184864 (65 %) are contributed by Sex selective Abortions and 97985(35 %) by excess female child mortality. In light of decreasing fertility, developed districts of state having high contribution of Sex Selective Abortions and less developed tribal districts having high contribution of excess female child mortality in total missing girls of state. Analysis found alarming districts where the share of Sex selective abortion is very high (above 90%) so that state should focus on those districts to protect worsening of situation and to save lives of future missing girls and their contribution to society instead become victim of an insensate acts.