Jharkhand vs West Bengal: fertility, marriage age and wanted children

In SRS 2023, Jharkhand records 2.1 children per woman and West Bengal records 1.3.

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), women in Jharkhand had about 2.3 children against a wanted 1.9, and women in West Bengal had about 1.6 against a wanted 1.4.

32.2% of women aged 20 to 24 in Jharkhand were married before 18, compared with 41.6% in West Bengal.

Since 2004, the SRS figure fell by 1.4 in Jharkhand and fell by 0.9 in West Bengal.

Last updated:

Side by side

MeasureSourceJharkhandWest Bengal
Children per womanSRS 20232.11.3
Children per womanNFHS-52.31.6
Wanted children per womanNFHS-51.91.4
Actual minus wantedNFHS-50.40.2
Women 20-24 married before 18NFHS-532.2%41.6%
Women 15-19 who have begun childbearingNFHS-59.8%16.4%
Median age at first marriage, women 25-29NFHS-518.418.0

Trends since 2003 (SRS)

Jharkhand

Children per woman in Jharkhand and all-India, SRS 2004 to 2023 Jharkhand: 3.5 in 2004, 2.1 in 2023. All-India: 2.9 to 1.9. 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 200320132023 2.1 1.9
Jharkhand All-India SRS, children per woman

West Bengal

Children per woman in West Bengal and all-India, SRS 2003 to 2023 West Bengal: 2.3 in 2003, 1.3 in 2023. All-India: 3.0 to 1.9. 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 200320132023 1.3 1.9
West Bengal All-India SRS, children per woman
Full Jharkhand page Full West Bengal page Compare other states in the India Explorer

Sources

How we use these sources