Mobility Source Regions in West Bengal

Abstract

West Bengal has experienced outmigration in all the areas but certain areas have experienced higher intensity in rural outmigration- a fact that needs special attention. The state is thickly populated with high man land ratio resulting in rural unemployment, underemployment or disguised employment. This provides ideal condition for outmigration. The study is an attempt at identifyingmigration source regions of the state depending upon the physiographic regions.Districts in the central part of South Bengal are experiencing high rate of outmigration compared to marginal districts in West Bengal. These regions are considered as mobility source regions from where large proportion of migrants is moved. The main aim of the study is to identify mobility source regions in West Bengal with the help of migration data extracted from census data of India.