Maharashtra: What study reveals about men, women when it comes to marrying outside caste?

Pune: The study carried out by a Marathi matchmaking matrimonial website shows that youth make marriage decisions on their own. The user base comprised of 30 per cent women, while the remaining 70 per cent were men. USA, Germany, Canada and France were the favoured countries to look for life partners.

Marathi Matrimony, matchmaking service for Marathis, which is governed under the Bharat Matrimony, studied the demographic patterns of over a lakh registered users. The data revealed fascinating insights on Maharashtrians and their partner preferences while choosing to get married.

Highlights from the Marathi matrimony research report mentioned that the individuals are increasingly taking marriage decisions on their own. This is evident from the fact that 76 per cent of the matrimony profiles are created by the individuals themselves, with only about 7 per cent created by parents and the rest by siblings and others. Interestingly, 55 per cent women and 61 per cent men were open for looking a partner outside their caste. 26 per cent women and 7 per cent men were looking for life partners whose educational qualification is Masters or above. The top professions for men were business owners and entrepreneurs, followed by executives and supervisors. Among women registrants, it was software professionals followed by executives.

The study further mentioned that the top five cities within Maharashtra that witnessed a maximum number of registrations are from Pune, Mumbai, Nashik, Nagpur, and Ahmednagar. For Marathis living outside the state, the top cities with the highest number of registrations are Bengaluru, Belgaum, Hyderabad, Surat and Vadodara.

Commenting on the trend, Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com said, "Over two decades, our MarathiMatrimony has earned the trust of lakhs of people and when it comes to finding a life partner. We are fast-growing our user base amongst the Marathi community across the globe and continue to improve the service for them."