In India during 2011, which stream has the highest number of migrants?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rural to Rural
Most migrants in India move within their own state, and within the state the rural to rural stream is by far the largest. Women dominate this short-distance stream.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “The distribution of male and female migrants in different streams of intra-state and inter-state migration is presented in Fig. 2.1 a and 2.1 b. It is clearly evident that females predominate the streams of short distance rural to rural migration in both types of migration.”
Fig. 2.1 a: Intra-state Migration and Fig. 2.1 b: Inter-state Migration by Place of Last Residence Indicating Migration Streams, India, 2011 |
