The 2011 census recorded an alarming drop in the percentage of girls among India 's preschoolers . A new census in India counts 1,000 girls under a decade ago per every 914 boys that age . That 's a drop from age 6 and the lowest ratio in modern India 's history . Gender-based abortions are a problem in India due to cultural concerns .
A new census in India counts 1,000 girls under a decade ago per every 914 boys that age . That 's a drop from age 6 and the lowest ratio in modern India 's history . Gender-based abortions are a problem in India due to cultural concerns .