Net Nuptiality Tables for Males and Females of India and some of its Selected States (2011)

Abstract

This paper attempts to study the nuptiality pattern of India and some of the selected states which includes- Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar-Pradesh and West Bengal for 2011 for males and females separately. To examine the marriage probabilities and expectancy of single life, we construct the Net Nuptiality Table for males and females of India and the selected states for 2011 using Census data of 2011 and abridged life table 2009-13 from Sample Registration System. Just like Life table, Nuptiality table has also been designed in the same way but unlike the analysis of population dynamics in a life table, Net Nuptiality Table examines the entry into marital union and the composition of population under marital status under given mortality rates.