Chhattisgarh vs Telangana: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Chhattisgarh records 2.2 children per woman and Telangana records 1.5.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Chhattisgarh had about 1.8 children against a wanted 1.6, and women in Telangana had about 1.8 against a wanted 1.6.

12% of women aged 20 to 24 in Chhattisgarh were married before 18, compared with 24% in Telangana.

Since 2014, the SRS figure fell by 0.4 in Chhattisgarh and fell by 0.3 in Telangana.

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Side by side

MeasureSourceChhattisgarhTelangana
Children per womanSRS 20232.21.5
Children per womanNFHS-51.81.8
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.61.6
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.20.2
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-512%24%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-53%6%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-520.319.3

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

Chhattisgarh

Children per woman in Chhattisgarh and all-India, SRS 2004 to 2023 Chhattisgarh: 3.3 in 2004, 2.2 in 2023. All-India: 2.9 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 200320132023 2.2 1.9
Chhattisgarh All-India SRS, children per woman

Telangana

Children per woman in Telangana and all-India, SRS 2014 to 2023 Telangana: 1.8 in 2014, 1.5 in 2023. All-India: 2.3 to 1.9. 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 200320132023 1.5 1.9
Telangana All-India SRS, children per woman