*According to the source, this data was for marriages five years prior to the survey period. Figures for Telangana were included in Andhra Pradesh.
Note: The legal age for marriage in India is 18 years for women and 21 years for men, although there are exceptions under the Muslim and Hindu Marriage Act respectively.
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Marriages below legal age among south Indian men and women 2014
This statistic describes the results of a survey among south Indian households about the share of illegal marriages among men and women in **. For instance, the share of marriage among women below 18 years old in Karnataka was about ** percent, while for men below 21 years old in the same state, it was close to nine percent.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Share of marriages below legal age among men and women across south India in 2013-14, by state* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Share of marriages below legal age among men and women across south India in 2013-14, by state*." Chart. June 20, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Share of marriages below legal age among men and women across south India in 2013-14, by state*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Share of Marriages below Legal Age among Men and Women across South India in 2013-14, by State*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jun 2016, /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Share of marriages below legal age among men and women across south India in 2013-14, by state* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of marriages below legal age among men and women across south India in 2013-14, by state* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/678433/marriages-below-legal-age-in-southern-states-by-gender-india/
