MARRIAGE DISTANCE AMONG JATAPU TRIBE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Y. S. KUSUMA *
Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
B. V. BABU *
Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
J. M. NAIDU *
Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530 003, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The distribution of marriage distance among Jatapu tribe of Andhra Pradesh is reported. The village endogamy registers a frequency of 37.14%. The mean marriage distance scores a value of 9.34±0.89Km. The distribution of marriage distance is positively skewed and leptokurtic among Jatapu.
Keywords: Marriage distance, Jatapu tribe, Andhra Pradesh