Summary:
With 90 Lakh immigrants as per the 2011 Census, Mumbai takes in the highest number of migrants
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Migration is one of the biggest problems that India has encountered in recent years.
The significant shift in population results in imbalance with increasing the population density to one specific region.
Can you guess what could be the biggest reason for migration?
Let me tell you first, it is not employment and not education either.
The most common reason for migration is marriage.
The findings of the 2011 census that were released recently stated marriage was the most common reason for migration in India.
The data showed that 46% of the total migrants moved because of marriage and of these, 97% were women.
As many as 20.58 crore women in India migrated for marriage, the data shows.
As per the Census, the total population of married women was 29.3 crore -- which means that 70% of married women had to migrate to another location.
The larger perception is that employment, business or education is the biggest driving force for migration.
Employment or business accounted for only 10% of total migrants, while education accounted for 1.2%.
With 90 Lakh immigrants as per the 2011 Census, Mumbai takes in the highest number of migrants followed by Delhi with 63%.