the ratio in Keral is 1058 females to 1000 males... n actually if at all the ratio has tipped in the last 10 yrs it has been in favor of women .
Haryana is said to have the least ratio with aound 860 women/1000 men.
someonenew: Literacy is defenitely one major factor...
another factor is the matrifocal or matrilinear mode of inheritance which has been quite popular there.

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