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Migration - Types, Causes and Consequences
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Why do people migrate from rural to urban areas in India?

Answer

In India, people migrate from rural to urban areas mainly due to:
(i)poverty 
(ii)high population pressure on the land 
(iii)lack of basic infrastructural facilities like health care, education, etc.

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Some More Questions From Migration - Types, Causes and Consequences Chapter

On which two basis the Census of India migration is enumerated? 

Describe the international migration experienced by India.

Mention the spatial variation in migration of India.

Describe the reasons FOR migration.

Which stream of migration is dominated by male migrants in India?

Which urban agglomeration of India has the highest number of intrastate migration?

Who predominate the rural to urban stream of inter-state migration and why?

What is the main reason of male migration from rural to urban?

Which state in India receives maximum number of migrants?

Which state in India marriage is not the cause of female migration in rural areas?