Abstract
In the present paper an attempt has been made to analyze spatial-temporal changes in cropping pattern and cropping intensity in agriculture of Jammu and Kashmir. Data were obtained from Statistical Abstract of Jammu and Kashmir. Copping pattern and cropping intensity have been presented in the percentage forms. Results of the study reveal that cropping pattern is much diverse with high level of cropping intensity in agriculture of the state. It has been found that maize is still most cultivated crop in the state, covering an area of 27.4 % to total cropped area during 2010-11. Wheat has been found second most cultivated crop with increasing trend of area. The area under rice and pulses crop has decreased rapidly over the period. Cropping intensity has also continuously increased from 119.70% in 1965-66 to 155.79 % in 2010-11. The highest cropping intensity has been recorded in samba (212.63%) whereas lowest registered in Kupwara (100%) district of the state.
Highlights
Sex-ratio is generally defined as number of females per thousand males and is considered one of the important social and demographic factor to show the status and condition of women in the society
Jammu and Kashmir State stood at 30th position in terms of sex ratio which made it one of the worst hit states in terms of sex ratio in India (Census, 2011)
As recorded in the 2001 census the sex ratio at national level was 933females per 1000 males, showing the rise of 6 points from 927 per 1000 males in 1991., the figure stood at 946 females per 1000 males at independence .The sex ratio which declined to 930 in 1971, again e-ISSN: 2615-3076(Online), p-ISSN: 2615-1715(Print) www.birci-journal.com emails: birci.journal@gmail.com birci.journal.org@gmail.com went up to 934 in 1981
Summary
Sex-ratio is generally defined as number of females per thousand males and is considered one of the important social and demographic factor to show the status and condition of women in the society. The sex compositions of a population play a vital role in the population analysis, since it affects the incidence of births, deaths, and marriage. Sex ratio is one of the important indices of women's health and position in any society (Barakade2012). Some of the scholars are of the view that preference of boy child leads to it [11-13], while others consider the differential stopping behavior to be the important reason [14-17]. In India dowry is regarded as one of the major reasons for the preference of boy child [3] and torture of brides and dowry death is another reason for declining sex ratio[18,19]
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