CAUSES OF RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION IN KIRTIPUR
There are several reasons of migration. Migration can be social, economic, political or cultural. Economic and political factors are the main drivers of migration. This study has taken into account a number of factors, including work, business, education, marriage, moving after giving birth, and social and cultural factors. People migrate to take advantage of these new chances as some sectors and regions struggle to support their populations, while others advance. The labor moves toward industrializing areas as a result of industrialization, thereby widening the divide between rural and urban areas. This study aims to determine the causes of migration to Kirtipur Municipality from rural areas. This study’s subjects are fifty migrants who were purposively chosen. 23 females and 27 males were chosen at random from among them. This study depends on fifty sampled migrating respondents. A cross-tabulation of the outcome and the debate was shown. According to the study’s findings, the majority of migrants—21 in total—said that their primary motivation for migrating was their education; of them, 12 are men and 9 are women. Three migrants, or ages 0 to 14, eight migrants, or ages 15 to 29, six migrants, or ages 30-44, and four migrants, or ages 45 to 59, comprised the twenty-one respondents. Of these, 16 migrants are single and 5 are married. The majority of migrants have been in their current location for longer than a year. Of them, 10 have been there for 1-4 years, 5 have been there for 5-9 years, 3 have been there for 10-14 years, and 3 have been there for 14+ years.
Key words: migration, employment, education, social, economic.
