Spatial Analysis of Inter State Migration in West Bengal

Abstract

Migration is one of the major component in population change and important role in influencing the rate of growth of population of any region. Over the decade out-migration rate has increased through in previous West Bengal is recorded net in-migration. This paper attempted to analyze the migrants by place of birth and discussed the types, reason, patterns and duration of inter-state migration in different migration streams- rural-urban, rural-rural, urban-urban, and urban-rural in West Bengal. The study used the secondary sources of data from census of India publication, 2001. It is found that, the reason ‘work/employment' was the dominant one behind the movement of male migrants, whereas, ‘marriage' is the most dominant one for female migration in West Bengal.