Women married before 18, NFHS-6

Choropleth map of India by state: Women married before 18, NFHS-6. Child marriage fell nationally from 23.3 to 20.1 per cent, but it is still 36.4 per cent in West Bengal, more than twelve times the 2.9 per cent of Kerala.
Child marriage fell nationally from 23.3 to 20.1 per cent, but it is still 36.4 per cent in West Bengal, more than twelve times the 2.9 per cent of Kerala.
Policy implication
Andaman and Nicobar and Tamil Nadu have no published figure in the fact sheets, so they are grey. A grey state here has no figure, not a low one.
NFHS-6 (2023-24) 2023-24GenderNFHS-6child marriagewomen
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced.

Source: NFHS-6 (2023-24) (2023-24). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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