Census data on Biggest reason for migration in India 30/07/2019 – Posted in: Daily News
THE BIGGEST REASON FOR MIGRATION IN INDIA
For: Preliminary & Mains
Topics covered: What is Migration? Reasons for migration
News Flash
Marriage is the biggest reason for migration in India.
- The finding, which was part of the 2011 Census, showed that 46% of the total migrants moved because of marriage and of these, 97% were women.
- As per the census, Out of 29.3 crore 20.58 crore women in India migrated for marriage – which means that 70% of married women had to migrate to another location.
- Employment or business accounted for only 10% of total migrants, while education accounted for 1.2%.
Highlights
As per 2011 census:
- Mumbai has taken in the highest number of migrants.
- Delhi stood second with 63%.
- Uttar Pradesh stood third.
- Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh are also among the top five destinations to which people migrate.
- Tamil Nadu (11th)
- About 38% of the migration was from rural to urban areas.
- Urban to urban migration accounted for 32%
- People from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan account for 46% of the total number of migrants
- The Northeast States are among those with the lowest numbers of immigrants
- The eight northeast States together accounted for just 2% of the total
- As many as 28 lakh people had moved from the State to the capital city.
- Uttar Pradesh to Maharashtra and Karnataka to Maharashtra are also among the top three migration paths.
- Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to Tamil Nadu are the most common migration patterns.
Migration
When a person is enumerated in Census at a different place than his/her place of birth, she/he is considered a ‘migrant’.
Advantage of the study
The study of the movement of population in different parts of the country helps in understanding the dynamics of the society better.
Background
- Migration data began to be collected with the Census of 1872 but was not very detailed until 1961.
- Changes introduced in 1961 continued until 2001; in the Census of 2011, a more detailed format for collecting information on migrants was adopted.
Related Information
- Data from Delhi show only 2,321 persons declared Bangladesh as their last place of residence.
- The data come at a time when migration is a major phenomenon across the world, and “illegal Bangladeshis” is a hot-button political issue in India.
- The data are also very late — it’s almost time for Census 2021 — and do not reflect the current situation.
Source: The Hindu
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