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Rural Population Towards Mobility

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  • Author   :    Aniruddh Kumar
    Year of Publication   :   2021
    ISBN   :   9789388147460
    Language   :   English
    Binding   :   Hard Bound
    Pages   :   230
    Size   :   23 cms
    Categories   :   2021, Geography, New Books
    Price  :  700
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    About the Book :
    ‘Rural Population towards Mobility’ is a research-based book in which the author has tried to make a comprehensive focus on the problem of migration. ‘Migration’ with its main components such as fertility and mortality has been dealt with elaborately in this book. Besides, this book contains almost all aspects of migration, such as the concept of migration, types of migration, the pattern of migration, causes of migration and its impact on the rural and urban economies. The book also discusses the effective role of migrations in uplifting the standard of living of poverty-struck people who migrate from villages to cities in the lure of jobs and for the betterment of their lives.

    Contents : Conceptual Framework: Circulation, Migration, Migration theories and laws: A Critical Appraisal, Zipf’s Principle of least effort, Intervening Opportunities Model, Determinants of population mobility, Physical, Economic, Social, Consequences of Migration; Geographical Settings: Location and Extent, Geology and Geomorphology, Drainage, Climate, Vegetation, Soils, Texture, Colour, Older and Newer Alluvium, Alkalines and Saline Soils, Land Use, Agriculture, Live Stock, Infrastructure, Road and Railways, Power Supply, Banking Services, Post Offices, Population, Composition of the Population, Occupational Structure, Cultivators, Agricultural Labourers, Household Industries, Other Workers; Database and Analytical Framework; Case Studies: General features of sample villages : Soils and Climate, Land Use, Agricultural Density, Population, Literacy, Decadal Growth of population, Occupational Structure; Patterns of Population Mobility: Location pattern of migration, City-Ward Migration, Step Migration, Distance covered, Duration of Absence from Home, Industrial and Occupational composition of out-migrants before migration, Sources of Information about Employment, Frequency of Home visit, Money Sent Home, Amount of Remittance, Utilization of Remitted money, Employment status of migrant, Migrants and the level of Education, Migrant by landholding status, Age and sex structure of migrants; Impact of Mobility on Rural Habitat: Rural habitat—its definition, Availability of latrine, bathroom and separate kitchen within the house of migrant and non-migrant families, Predominant material of roofs of houses of migrant and non-migrant families; Mobility and Rural Economy: Causes of migration: Absolute Poverty, Population pressure on land, Occupational Structure of Sample Villages, Repulsive and Attractive Forces, Psychological Motives, Migration: Cultivation, Financial Effects, Effects on the Main Occupation, More Investment in the Main Occupation, Diversification in Agriculture, Commercialization in Agriculture, Effect on Technological Change; Mobility and Society: Effects on Family Structure, Caste Composition, Expense on Education of Migrant Respondent, Changes in the Attitudes of Respondents Towards Matrimonial Features, Expenses on Social Functions, Change in Dress; Summary and Conclusion.

    About the Author
    Dr. Aniruddh Kumar, M.A., Ph.D. in Geography from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur is currently working as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Geography, T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur, a prestigious college of T.M.B.U., Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Programme Coordinator, NSS, T.M.B. University, Bhagalpur. He is a brilliant teacher and a researcher for nearly two decades.

    Dr. Kumar has been actively associated with the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA), The Indian Economic Association (IEA), Association of Geographers, Bihar and Jharkhand (AGBJ), and Economic Association of Bihar (EAB).

    Three research scholars have obtained their Ph.D. degree and a number of researchers are doing their research under his guidance and supervision. Dr. Kumar has attended more than four dozen of seminars and conferences and has more than two dozen of research articles and papers to his credit, published in national and international journals. Dr. Kumar is a dynamic and a visionary teacher. He is also a member of editorial board, Cosmos Multidisciplinary Research Journal (ISSN 2456-1665).