What is your opinion on child marriage in India?

The Census of India has counted and reported married women by age, with proportion of females in child marriage falling in each 10 year census period since 1981. In its 2001 census report, India stated zero married girls below age 10, 1.4 million married girls out of 59.2 million girls aged 10–14, and 11. read more

Jharkhand is the state with highest child marriage rates in India (14.1%), while Kerala is the only state where child marriage rates have increased in recent years.Rural rates of child marriages were three times higher than urban India rates in 2009. read more

Over the last decade, India has witnessed one of the largest declines in child marriage rates, from nearly 50% to 27%. While fewer Indian girls are marrying before the age of 15, rates of marriage have increased for girls between ages 15 to 18. read more