Which of the following is incorrect w r t female child marriages in India as per census 2011 ........

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Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t. female child marriages in India as per census 2011?

negligible decline in incidence of child marriage among girls (from 2.5 per cent in Census 2001 to 2.4 per cent in Census 2011

The decline in number of girls married below the legal age in rural India between the past two Censuses was marginally higher than in the whole of the country

The incidence of child marriage among girls declined substantially in urban India from 2001 to 2011

The absolute number of girls married below legal age was 5.1 million

None of the options given above

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Explanation:

The incidence of child marriage among girls increased substantially in urban India from 1.78 percent in 2001 to 2.45 per cent in 2011. According to Census 2011, the nine-year period to 2011 saw 15.3 million girls being married before they reached the age of 18 years, which amounts to child marriage under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. This is about 20% of all females married during that period.