1971

1981

1991

2001

MAHARASHTRA

17.53

18.81

19.70

20.41

Nandurbar

-

-

-

19.92

Dhule

17.24

18.14

18.88

19.74

Jalgaon

16.85

17.62

18.59

19.51

Buldana

16.35

17.77

18.68

19.58

Akola 

17.00

18.39

19.59

20.83

Washim *

-

-

-

19.88

Amravati

18.18

19.71

20.68

21.29

Wardha 

17.75

19.61

20.84

21.26

Nagpur 

18.30

19.90

20.97

21.75

Bhandara 

16.99

18.55

20.24

21.62

Gondiya *

-

-

-

21.24

Gadchiroli 

-

-

-

20.44

Chandrapur 

16.88

18.42

19.86

20.76

Yavatmal

17.05

18.33

19.72

20.40

Nanded

15.39

16.66

17.75

19.30

Hingoli *

-

-

-

18.87

Parbhani 

15.56

16.69

17.54

19.30

Jalna 

-

-

-

19.04

Aurangabad

15.88

17.23

18.24

19.26

Nashik

16.72

17.91

18.76

19.69

Thane 

18.67

19.56

20.28

20.90

G. Mumbai

20.67

21.18

21.67

21.77

Raigarh 

18.34

19.74

20.50

21.13

Pune

17.79

18.85

19.69

20.09

Ahmadnagar 

16.49

17.69

18.55

19.37

Bid 

16.13

16.89

17.83

19.23

Latur 

-

-

18.34

19.48

Osmanabad 

18.86

17.09

18.31

19.45

Solapur

16.56

17.60

18.46

19.34

Satara 

16.63

18.02

19.22

19.82

Ratnagiri 

19.97

21.29

21.31

21.34

Sindhudurg

-

-

23.06

22.61

Kolhapur

17.95

18.91

19.40

19.85

Sangli 

16.64

17.74

18.66

19.32

Source: I) C-2 MARITAL STATUS BY AGE AND SEX, Census of India –2001, District-wise Female Age at Marriage in India by C.P. Prakasam & P.K. Murthy, Pg. No. 23,24 IIPS, 2000 (71-91)