• Uttam Garai
• Sanjib Das
• Paltu Mandal

Literacy and sex ratio is an important demographic parameter by which could be judged the overall condition over any region or country. The female literacy has induced the progress of human society and also influenced the sex ratio. The sex ratio is an indicator of the balance between male and female population and it’s a key for overall development amongst human being. The present study has analysed the spatial pattern of female literacy rate and the child sex ratio in the state of West Bengal. Result showed the regional disparity of the female literacy rate and the child sex ratio. The correlation between the female literacy rate and the child sex ratio is -0.095. It indicated the poor and negative relationship between female literacy rate and child sex ratio in West Bengal. The highest female literacy rate found in Kolkata and lowest in Puruliya district. In rural areas the highest female literacy rate found in East Midnapore and the lowest in Uttar Dinajpur, and the highest child sex ratio found in Murshidabad and lowest in East Midnapore. In urban areas the highest female literacy rate found in North 24 Parganas and lowest in Murshidabad. But the highest child sex ratio found in West Midnapore and lowest in Maldah of the urban areas.

Literacy, Female literacy Rate, Child Sex ratio, Regional Disparity.

"THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF FEMALE LITERACY RATE AND CHILD SEX RATIO – A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.1350-1356, February 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902D90.pdf

"THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF FEMALE LITERACY RATE AND CHILD SEX RATIO – A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp1350-1356, February 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902D90.pdf