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Northeast heads 'unmarried' list
The Telegraph | Andrew W. lyngdoh | Shillong, July 5:
Rural areas in the Northeast have recorded a high percentage of unmarried people while the percentage of women-headed households is a little above the national average. According to the provisional data of the Socio-Economic and Caste Census, 2011, the percentage of people in rural Northeast who have "never married" is 47.42 per cent against the national average of 41.64 per cent.
Among the northeastern states, including Sikkim, Nagaland has the highest number of "never- married" people at 55.88 per cent. In terms of percentage, unmarried people are the highest in the Northeast compared to other regions.
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