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Status : Child marriage in Haryana

10/30/2018

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Total population of Haryana as per 2011 census is 25,351,462 of which male and female are 13,494,734 and 11,856,728 respectively. In 2001, total population was 21,144,564 in which males were 11,363,953 while females were 9,780,611. The census data shows that Haryana has skewed sex ratio which resulted in increase of girls trafficking from other parts of the country. ―Haryana in North India is already suffering due to skewed sex ratio which has forced many families to purchase brides from states like Bihar and West Bengal(More than Just Bride: Early Child Marriges in Haryana). 


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Five Things You May Not Know About Child Marriage

12/2/2013

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NPR's Jennifer Ludden recently traveled to the African nation of Malawi, one of many countries in the developing world where child marriage remains prevalent. She found girls like Christina Asima, who was married at 12 and became a mother at 13. She is now divorced and caring for her infant son on her own. You can read Jennifer's full report here. Below are a few more things she learned while reporting on child marriage. 


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