Chapter 15 Internal Migration in Nepal - Central Bureau of Statistics
Chapter 15 Internal Migration in Nepal - Central Bureau of Statistics
Chapter 15 Internal Migration in Nepal - Central Bureau of Statistics
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<strong>15</strong>.3.8 Duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>Migration</strong><br />
<strong>Internal</strong> migration <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> has been very much a permanent phenomenon as 44.1 per cent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
total <strong>in</strong>ter-district migrants were liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the dest<strong>in</strong>ation for more than 10 years <strong>in</strong> 2001 (CBS,<br />
2002: Table 3). Those stay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the dest<strong>in</strong>ation for 1-5 and 6-10 years respectively comprised<br />
28.3 and 22.7 per cent (CBS, 2002: Table 3). Migrants stay<strong>in</strong>g less than 1 year were 4.9 per cent.<br />
Two third <strong>of</strong> the total migrants were liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the dest<strong>in</strong>ation for more than 6 years, whereas 56<br />
per cent had been liv<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>ce the last ten years (Table <strong>15</strong>.16). Especially, females <strong>in</strong> Tarai<br />
(51.4%) reported to have resided at the place <strong>of</strong> enumeration for more than ten years. Generally,<br />
migration <strong>in</strong> Tarai is more permanent than <strong>in</strong> other regions.<br />
Table <strong>15</strong>.16: <strong>Internal</strong> migration by duration <strong>of</strong> stay for ecological zones, <strong>Nepal</strong>, 2001<br />
Ecological<br />
Duration <strong>of</strong> Stay<br />
Zones < 1 Year 1-5 Years 6-10 Years > 10 Years<br />
Total<br />
Both sexes<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> 7.7 33.4 21.6 37.3 47,587<br />
Hill 6.5 34.1 24.2 35.3 1,095,210<br />
Tarai 3.8 24.7 21.9 49.7 1,786,266<br />
<strong>Nepal</strong> 4.9 28.3 22.7 44.1 2,929,063<br />
Males<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> 5.3 29.0 21.3 44.4 31,420<br />
Hill 5.5 31.1 24.1 39.3 609,116<br />
Tarai 3.5 25.3 23.0 48.1 958,183<br />
<strong>Nepal</strong> 4.3 27.6 23.4 44.7 1,598,719<br />
Females<br />
Mounta<strong>in</strong> 12.3 42.1 22.1 23.5 16,167<br />
Hill 7.8 37.7 24.3 30.2 486,094<br />
Tarai 4.1 24.0 20.5 51.4 828,083<br />
<strong>Nepal</strong> 5.5 29.2 21.9 43.3 1,330,344<br />
Source : CBS, 2002.<br />
<strong>Internal</strong> migration by duration <strong>of</strong> stay <strong>in</strong> the western mounta<strong>in</strong> is relatively a recent phenomenon<br />
<strong>in</strong> that almost 62 per cent were resid<strong>in</strong>g there for less than 5 years <strong>in</strong> 2001 (Table <strong>15</strong>.17). In all<br />
regions <strong>of</strong> mounta<strong>in</strong>, the duration <strong>of</strong> stay for majority <strong>of</strong> migrants was either temporary (less than<br />
one year) or semi-permanent (1-5 years). For other regions <strong>in</strong> the mounta<strong>in</strong>, it was either semipermanent<br />
(1-5 years) or permanent (more than 10 years). In all the regions, duration <strong>of</strong> stay <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>ternal migrants was either <strong>of</strong> semi-permanent <strong>of</strong> 1-5 years or permanent for more than 10 years.<br />
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