1. Internal Migration : Movement of people from one region to another within the same country’ is called internal migration. In India there are four streams of internal migration. They are
(a) Rural to Rural
(b) Rural to urban
(c) Urban to Urban
(d) Urban to Rural.
(a) Rural to Rural: This is estimated that about 65.2% of total migration is of this category’.
- Female migrants dominated in this stream. Thus it is an important example for matrimonal migration and it is called ***** migration.
(b) Rural to Urban: Rural to Urban migration (17.6%) is second important type of migration. Rural-Urban migration is caused by both push of the rural areas as well as pull of the urban areas.
(c) Urban to Urban: Generally, people like to move from small town with less facility to large cities with more facilities.
(d) Urban to Rural: Urban areas are usually affected by the pollution.
- The retired and aged people prefer to spend their old age life in nearby villages. Thus people move from Urban to Rural.
2. International Migration: Movement of people from one country to another across international borders is called International migration.
