According to the results of a survey conducted by Nikah Forever, a majority of Muslims in India were open to inter-caste marriages. This share was higher among males than females during the survey period. Islam is the second-largest religion in the country, with a larger share of Sunnis.
Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender
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Nikah Forever. (May 29, 2020). Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/
Nikah Forever. "Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender." Chart. May 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/
Nikah Forever. (2020). Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/
Nikah Forever. "Openness towards Inter-caste Marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/
Nikah Forever, Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/ (last visited March 03, 2025)
Openness towards inter-caste marriages among Muslims across India in May 2020, by gender [Graph], Nikah Forever, May 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171036/india-openness-towards-inter-caste-marriages-among-muslims/
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