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Pradhan and Guha (1998). Some Observations on Marriage Age and Marriage Distance among the Sawara Tribe of Chhattisgarh (M.P.). Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 11(1), pp.7-16.
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of Ravishankar University Vol.10 No. B (Science) 1998-99 p.7-16 ISSN 0970·5910
Some Observations on Marriage Age and Marriage Distance among the Sawara Tribe of Chhattisgarh
(M.P.)
Ashok Pradhan and Manjula Guha
School of Studies in Anthropology. Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 492 010
MS: Received: 30.9.98.: Accepted: 3.2.99
Abstract: In the present paper an
attempt has been made to
show the marriage age and
marriage distance
among the Sawaras of Chhattlsgarh region in Madhya Pradesh. This study is based
on randomly
selected sample of 535 married
couple among ·sawaras from 21 villages
of the region. Th0 data have been collected by interview schedule
from January to June 1996. and analysed for the
present study.
Among the males highest
frequency ot 30.38%
has been found in the age group of 17 -18 years old. The mean marriage age among sawara male has
been found to be 18.23+_frequency of 39.21
% has been found in the 0.08 yearsfound to be 16.95+_ 0.04 years in
the areas of marriage distance, the highest frequency of 20.37 % has been has found
0.51 kms.
Keywords: Sawara tribe.
Chhattisgarh region. Marriageage. Marriage distance.
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