Demographic Aspects of Out Migration and Its Effects on Fertility

This book contains detailed studies on the consequences of out-migration and the further effects of migration on fertility. Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand, India) was selected as study area because it is currently facing negative population growth rate (-1.51%) as per the latest census of 2011. The Book has detailed study on migration and the declined fertility of the population of the area. The purpose of the study was to isolate the effects of migration on women by the demographic factors and to identify the patterns and levels of migration in the area. The results of the study indicated that the reasons behind the migration is due to lack of adequate employment opportunities, basic amenities and their desire for a better standard of living. Usually, the male members of the family migrate to towns to earn a decent living for their families that leads to the migration of whole family which induces others to follow the same. The study employs different regression models to estimate the impact of various factors of migration on declined fertility in the study area. The author of the book has extensively visited the district Pauri Garhwal and made personal interactions for the study.