The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the Census 2011 data on Age at Marriage by Category of Economic Activities.. Table C-7 presents data on number of ever married and currently married population by age at marriage, duration of marriage and economic activity at India/State/District level. The mean age at marriage, as calculated from the table, for both males and females for all the categories of economic activities has improved during the last decade of 2001-2011. The comparative position for census 2001 and 2011 for various economic activities is given below:
Mean Age at Marriage by category of economic activity, India 2001-11
Category of Economic Activity
Males
Females2001
2011
2001
2011Main Workers
22.6
23.5
18.2
19.2Cultivators
21.5
22.5
17.6
18.6Agricultural labourers
21.8
22.5
17.7
18.5Workers in household industry
23.7
23.4
19.5
19.1Other workers
24.4
20.8Marginal Workers
21.8
22.5
17.6
18.7Non-Workers
22.8
23.5
18.5
19.4
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