Despite poor sex ratio, Haryana has less bachelors than in many states

Updated At : 06:05 AM Jul 07, 2015 IST

Sat Singh

Tribune News Service

Bhiwani, July 6

Haryana may be known for an army of single men for want of brides following a poor sex ratio, but the Union Ministry of Rural Development figures would have us believe that things are not as bad. The ministry has ranked it ahead of 19 other states of the country on this count.

According to the socio-economic caste census (2011), Haryana has 40.03 per cent “Never Married” (NM) people, lower than the national average of 41.64 per cent and also less than its counter states in north India barring Himachal.

Jammu and Kashmir has the largest number of NM youths in northern states with 51.64 per cent, followed by Punjab at 40.10, while Himachal Pradesh has much lesser NM youths at 39.84 per cent.

Interestingly, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and north-eastern states, including Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, from where state youths bring girls by paying a huge amount to their parents, have more number of “Never Married” youth.

Nagaland has the highest NM population at 55.88 per cent, followed by Meghalaya 53.33 per cent, Mizoram 50.12 per cent, Manipur 47.96 per cent and Assam 47.09 per cent.

Despite poor sex ratio, Haryana has less bachelors than in many states

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