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Journal of Migration Affairs
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Pinak Sarkar
Pinak Sarkar (psarkar@iimraipur.ac.in) is Post Doc Fellow, Economics and Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur.
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Census-2011 Snapshot: Out-migration from Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh are among India’s eight Empowered Action Group (EAG) states1. These states are also among the economically backward states which witness a higher level of inter-state out-migration
READ MOREOut-Migration from the North-Eastern States of India : Evidence from Census 2011
The north-eastern (NE) region of India consists of eight states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. These peripheral states are connected with the rest of India, often called ‘mainland’ India in common parlance, by a narrow piece of land only 21 kilometres wide in parts—a corridor popularly known as the Chicken’s Neck or the Siliguri Corridor.
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An Overview of Out-Migration from Uttar Pradesh Using Census 2011
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country, with a population size of around 200 million (199, 812, 341 persons), and constitutes around 16.52 per cent of the total population of India. The state also has a very high population density of 828 per sq km compared to the national average of 382 per sq km (Census 2011). Regional imbalances, very high level of unemployment and widespread poverty are well-established characteristics of the state.
READ MORE2011 Census Snapshot Out-Migration from Bihar: Major Reasons and Destinations
The overall development scenario in Bihar has always put the state in a spotlight in debates on regional imbalances, economic development, poverty etc. The backwardness of this eastern state can be attributed to various factors, such as very low agricultural output coupled with a high dependence on agriculture, a hugely skewed distribution of land with landlessness being widespread among peasants, lack of industrialisation, high population growth etc.
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