Destination, Distance and Place Pattern of Hill Rural Out-Migration: A Study of Garhwal District, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

People of Uttarakhand are interested to work at higher and middle level of hierarchy as education rate of Uttarakhand is higher than national education rate .Most of rural out-migrants are prone to move in urban areas. This paper examines and elaborates the pattern and trend of destination, distance and place of migrants from Uttarakhand. In this paper researcher will make a humble attempt to analysis to determine the pattern and distance of hill rural out-migration and to know the destination places of hill out-migration from Garhwal. The study area is district Garhwal of Uttarakhand (India).The Researcher utilizes judgmental and multi-stage random sampling and use interview schedule to collect primary data. The study reveals that majority of migrants displace outside the state. Next 26% (66) rural out-migrant reported inter-district migration but within premises of state followed by 14.4% (36) hill out-migrant reported intra-district migration and last 0.8% (2) Hill rural out-migrant reported to emigrants abroad. Study also suggest that Hill rural out-migrants used to migrate in Delhi and National Capital region (Noida, Gurgoan, Ghaziabad etc).Study also verified that  Rural out migrants from Garhwal reported to displace at distance between 301-500 km, which indicate the periphery of Delhi & national capital region (N.C.R.), and various cities of Punjab, Uttara Pradesh and Haryana.