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Mention the category to which the migration due to earthquake belongs.

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In which State of India is the number of in-migrants the largest ?


Migration due to earthquake belongs to the category of push factor.

Explanation: Sometime people are forced to migrate to a different place and leave their place of residence because of push factors. These factors causes people to migrate from rural to urban areas for better education, healthcare, less poverty, etc. Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, etc also pushes people to migrate.


OR


Maharashtra has the highest number of in-migrants in India.


Explanation: Maharashtra has a 2.3 million net flow of in-migrants according to the Census of India 2001. A lot of people from the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, etc migrate to states like Maharashtra.


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