Patterns of Interstate Out-migration in Himachal Pradesh, 1991-2001

Abstract

Migration is not a simple phenomenon. There are spatial and temporal variations in patterns of migration in response to physical, economic, socio-cultural and political factors. Himachal Pradesh has twelve districts in total; each having a physiography and culture distinct from the other. Due to these physiographic and socio-cultural variations, patterns of out-migration also differ between different districts of the state. These variations in spatial patterns of out-migration from various districts of Himachal Pradesh have been studied in this research paper.