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An Overview of Trends and Patterns of Internal Migration in India, 2011

Renu Yadav, Prof. Jagadish Singh

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This paper studies the trends and patterns of internal migration in India on the basis of census data. According to census data, internal migrant’s proportion to total population has increased from 27.1 percent in 1971 to 30.1 percent in 2011. Internal migration in India is characterized by more short distance (intra–state) migration compare to long distance migration (interstate). The former pattern of migration is dominated by female while latter pattern is dominated by male. The developed state has highest number of in migrants and poor states are migrants loosing states. The major reason behind migration among female is marriages and male migrate in search better economic oppurtunities.

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AN OVERVIEW OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF INTERNAL MIGRATION IN INDIA, 2011, Renu Yadav, Prof. Jagadish Singh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020

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