Underage marriages among girls increased more than five times in Maharashtra’s northeastern Bhandara district, as did the marriage of underage boys in all 16 districts. In Bhandara, the marriage of underage boys rose 21 times over the decade to 2011.
Child Marriages – Especially of Girls – Rise in Urban India, Decline in Rural
In Rajasthan, among all Indian states, more girls (8.3 percent of those aged 10 to 17) and boys (8.6 percent of those aged 10 to 20) married before legal age.
Fuente: Vipul Vivek, Ianas - India West, 10 june 2017.
Fuente: Vipul Vivek, Ianas - India West, 10 june 2017.