Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nCentral Government-run International Institute for Population Sciences had presented a paper on interfaith marriages in India in 2013 by analysing data from the \u201cIndia Human Development Survey (IHDS) data, 2005.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study suggests that 2.21 % of all married women between the age of 15-49 had married outside their religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proportion of inter-religious marriages is highest at 2.8 % among the women of the young age group (15-19) than other age groups which decrease with increasing age at marriage with 2.3 % for those in the age group 20-24, 2 % for 25-29 and 1.9 % for those above 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Interreligious marriages are greater among the women living in urban areas at 2.9 % compared to 1.8 % for rural areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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