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Last updated on: June 21, 2017 10:43 IST
About 14 million girls under the age of 18 are ensnared by child marriage every year, according
to the United Nations children's agency UNICEF.

According to Indian law, child marriage is a marriage where either the woman is below age 18
or the man is below age 21. Child marriages are prevalent in India.

Rediff Labs analyzed the data on district wise child marriages in India by Census of India
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In India where the child marriage is illegal about 2335 females are married in per lakh female SHOCKING! Every 7
population of age under 18 and about 2459 males are married in per lakh male population of seconds, a girl under 15 is
married
age under 21 according to the latest census 2011.

The below maps show the total number of child marriages in per lakh population in each
district of India.
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The districts of Rajasthan namely Bhilwara, Chittaurgarh, Tonk , Ajmer and Rajasamand are on
top places with a high number of children getting married below the legal age of marriage.

The districts where the child marriage is low are Diu of Daman and Diu, Hamirpur and Una of
Himachal Pradesh, Kasaragod of Kerala, Almora of Uttarakhand.
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Whether Child marriage happens more in urban or rural places of India?

The below map compares the child marriages happening in rural and urban to see where the
child marriages happen more.

The most concerning thing is that the rising incidence of marriage before the legal age among
girls and boys in urban areas between Census 2001 and 2011.

The size of the circle sows the difference between the child marriages in rural and urban area of
the district.

In 2011 census, about 67% of child marriages happen in the rural area of the district and 33%
of child marriages happen in the urban area.

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Whether Child marriage happens more for a male child of a female child?
When it comes to child marriage female children are getting affect more than a male child by
becoming a child bride. They go through an early marriage, early pregnancy and an early child
birth which at times leads to high maternal mortality rate and highly undernourished children.

The map below shows whether child marriage happens more for females or males in that
particular district.

The size of the circle shows the difference between male and females child marriages.

The districts where the female children are getting married more at an age less than 18 are
Malappuram in Kerala, Chamarajanagar in Karanataka, Palakkad in Kerala and Mandya in
Karantaka.

The districts where the male children getting married more at an age less than 21 are Daman of
Daman & Diu, Barwani and Jhabua of Madhya Pradesh and Dohad of Gujarat.

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Child marriage is a violation of human rights of the children. It affects their education, physical
and mental health.

In some cases the child marriage is also considered as slavery where the children are sold
under the guise of marriage for the purposes of sexual exploitation or when they are trafficked
into forced marriages.

In this competitive world all a child need is education, security and opportunities to showcase
his/her talents and not marriage which breaks their wings.

Lets give them a safe world to live where they can run behind their dreams and build a
healthier and equal future.

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