- NFHS-V – 1.4%
- NFHS-IV – 1.6%
- NFHS-III – 1.9%
States with high polygamy rates (NFHS-V) (%)
- Meghalaya – 6.1
- Mizoram – 4.1
- Sikkim – 3.9
- Arunachal Pradesh – 3.7
- Telangana – 2.9
- Assam – 2.4
- Karnataka – 2.4
- Puducherry – 2.4
- Manipur – 2.3
Respondents – married women -having husband with wife/wives