Table 5.
Descriptive Statistics: Mean Sex Ratios by Language, 1901
| Language | Punjab | Bengal | Madras | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan (Central) | 1.399 | 1.264 | 1.063 | 1.255 |
| Aryan (North) | 1.299 | 1.060 | 1.272 | |
| Hilly (North) | 1.161 | 1.161 | ||
| Tribal (North) | 1.209 | 1.209 | ||
| Malayalese | 1.263 | 1.263 | ||
| Aryan (East) | 1.418 | 1.050 | 0.991 | 1.053 |
| Aryan (South) | 1.227 | 1.044 | 1.050 | |
| Tamil | 1.513 | 1.046 | 1.060 | |
| Telegu | 1.167 | 1.006 | 1.031 | |
| Canarese | 1.026 | 1.026 | ||
| Dravid (Other) | 1.072 | 1.028 | 1.032 | |
| Munda | 0.945 | 1.015 | 0.953 | |
| Hilly (East) | 1.093 | 1.093 | ||
| Tribal (East) | 1.050 | 1.050 | ||
| Tribal (South) | 1.075 | 1.075 | ||
| Tibetan | 1.096 | 1.096 | ||
| Foreign | 1.143 | 1.018 | 1.085 | |
| Unknown | 1.391 | 1.040 | 0.983 | 1.228 |
Notes: In the census of 1901, 122 distinct languages were identified in the three provinces of Punjab, Madras, and Bengal. As shown in the online Appendix B, these languages were grouped into categories shown in the table. To eliminate outliers, we dropped observations if the sex ratio was greater than 3 or less than 0.3 and if the population within a language category was less than 500.