How India moves: Answers from the Census 2011 data released recently
Which are India’s most diverse cities? Which place attracts the most migrants and job-seekers?
Which city is the most cosmopolitan? Here are some answers from the Census 2011
Delhi and Mumbai are far ahead of the other big cities in the sheer scale of inter-state migrants they attract.
Chalo Delhi, Chalo Mumbai Where do migrants to Delhi and Mumbai come from? There is, understandably, a proximity effect on inter-state migration. The two biggest cities see more migrants from nearby states than those further away.
The exception being migration from Uttar Pradesh to faraway Mumbai.
Migrant magnets Delhi and Mumbai are far ahead of the other big cities in the sheer scale of inter-state migrants they attract.
North, not South
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Chandigarh, Faridabad (Haryana), Delhi, Surat (Gujarat) and Mumbai (Maharashtra) are India’s most cosmopolitan cities. On the other end, Kerala’s cities have the lowest number of out-of-state migrants.
Cities for Minorities Among 10 major Indian cities, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai are the most diverse in terms of percentage of minorities among all inter-state migrants.
