Dataset - NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different to Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons for Migration
NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different to Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons for Migration
The dataset contains NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons such as, in search of employment/better employment, business, to take up employment/better employment, transfer of service/contract proximity to the Place of work studies, marriage, social/political problems such as riots, terrorism, political refugee, bad law and order, displacement by development project, scarcity of water, acquisition of own house/flat, housing problems/insufficient land holding, health care, post retirement, natural disasters such as drought, flood, tsunami, migration of parent/earning member of the family, etc. for Leaving from Last Usual Place of Residence
NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different to Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons for Migration
The dataset contains NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons such as, in search of employment/better employment, business, to take up employment/better employment, transfer of service/contract proximity to the Place of work studies, marriage, social/political problems such as riots, terrorism, political refugee, bad law and order, displacement by development project, scarcity of water, acquisition of own house/flat, housing problems/insufficient land holding, health care, post retirement, natural disasters such as drought, flood, tsunami, migration of parent/earning member of the family, etc. for Leaving from Last Usual Place of Residence
Rows: 6660
Columns: 10
Time period: 2020-21
Last Updated: 24 March 2023
Data preview
fiscal_year
state
region
gender
nss_round
category
reason_for_leaving
value
unit
note
2020-21
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
15.2
value in percentage
2020-21
Arunachal Pradesh
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
1.2
value in percentage
2020-21
Assam
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
3.4
value in percentage
2020-21
Bihar
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
3.4
value in percentage
2020-21
Chhattisgarh
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
5.8
value in percentage
2020-21
Delhi
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
26.7
value in percentage
2020-21
Goa
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
3.1
value in percentage
2020-21
Gujarat
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
3.3
value in percentage
2020-21
Haryana
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
2.8
value in percentage
2020-21
Himachal Pradesh
Rural
Male
78th Round
Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different from the Last Usual Place of Residence
The fiscal year (e.g., 2020-21) to which the migration statistics pertain.
state
String
37
6660
The Indian state or union territory for which the migration data is reported.
region
String
3
6660
The area classification—rural or urban—to which the migration figures apply.
gender
String
3
6660
The gender group of the surveyed population, such as male, female, or a combined total.
nss_round
String
1
6660
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round during which the migration data was collected.
category
String
2
6660
The migration indicator being measured, identifying persons whose current place of residence differs from their last usual place of residence.
reason_for_leaving
String
20
6327
The stated reason a person left their last usual place of residence, such as employment, education, or family movement.
value
Float64
591
5407
The percentage of persons who migrated for the specified reason within the given state, region, and gender group.
unit
String
1
6660
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as a percentage.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or clarifications associated with the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons whose Current Place of Residence is different to Last Usual Place of Residence, along with Main Reasons for Migration [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18154
