Migration in Delhi & NCR

Final Report
STUDY ON COUNTER MAGNET AREAS TO DELHI & NCR

2 MIGRATION STUDY OF DELHI & NCR
2.1

POPULATION GROWTH IN NCR AND ITS SUB-REGIONS
The population of NCR has increased from 111 lakh in 1961 to 371 lakh in 2001. The decadal growth has continuously increased from 32.43 percent in 1961-71 to 37.69 percent in 1981-91 and slightly reduced to 35.40 percent during last decade i.e. 1991-2001. The share of NCTDelhi sub-region in total population of NCR has steadily increased from 23.95 percent in
1961 to 37.33 percent in 2001. However the share of Haryana, Rajasthan & UP sub-regions is continuously reducing from 26.06%, 9.91% & 40.08% in 1961 to 23.42%, 8.07% & 31.19% respectively in 2001. Refer Table 2.1 & 2.2

Decades
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001

Table 2.1:
NCR Population in Lakh
111
147
199
274
371

Sub-Regions
NCT-Delhi
Haryana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Total NCR
2.2

Population growth in NCR
Decadal Increase in Population
Population in lakh
(Decadal)
36
52
75
97

Growth

rate

32.43
35.37
37.69
35.40

Table 2.2: Sub-region wise growth of population (1961-2001)
Sub-region wise growth of population (1961-2001)
1961 %
1971 %
1981 %
1991 %
26.59 23.95 40.66 27.64 62.20
31.26
94.20 34.43
28.93 26.06 37.98 25.82 49.39
24.82
66.44 24.28
11.00
9.91 14.04
9.55 17.71
8.90
22.97
8.39
44.50 40.08 54.40 36.99 69.69
35.02
90.02 32.90
111
100
147
100
199
100
274
100

2001 %
138.50 37.33
86.87 23.42
29.93
8.07
115.70 31.19
371
100

NCT Delhi – In-migrants, out migrants & net migrants
The population of Delhi has increased from 40.66 lakh in 1971 to 138.5 lakh in 2001. The inmigration during same period has increased from 8.76 lakh in 1971 to 22.22 lakh in 2001. The share of out-migration from Delhi has slightly increased from 2.42 lakh in 1961-71 to 2.82 lakh during 1981-1991 to 4.58 lakh in 1991-2001. The net migrants (In-migrants – Outmigrants) to NCTD have steadily increased from