• Dr. Monoj Gogoi

Abstract The present paper examines the role of age at marriage in determining family size among the Boro Kachari population of Assam. An attempt has also been made to assess the role of some of the socio-cultural background variables in determining age at marriage of the population. The study was conducted in 2017 in six villages of Goalpara district predominantly inhabited by the Boro Kachari population. The data were collected from 300 ever married Boro Kachari women aged 15-49 years. The data reveals that the 13 per cent of girls get married even before attaining the legal age of 18 years. The result has found that the age at marriage of the women plays an important role in determining the size of the family. The study also cross-examines the different factors that determines the age at marriage of the Boro Kachari women. It has been found that the age at marriage increases with the increase of educational level of the women. The study also established that the number of the surviving children increase among those women whose age at marriage is lower. The respondents are of opinion that late marriage has already reduces the child bearing span of the women, and therefore, it directly influences the size of the family.

Keywords: Family planning, Contraceptives, Age at Marriage, Surviving number of children

"Role of Age at Marriage in Determining Family Size: An Anthropological Study in Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.968-976, May-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805902.pdf

"Role of Age at Marriage in Determining Family Size: An Anthropological Study in Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp968-976, May-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805902.pdf