A study of migration is of key importance in social science, particularly in population studies. The importance emerges not only from the movement of people between places but also from its influence on the lives of individuals and urban growth. Broadly migration is a relocation of residence of various duration and various nature. But, generally, rural-urban dominates the domain of research and planning as its role in changing the lives of migrant families both at the place of origin and destination.
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