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The book estimates the volume of migration to Assam during 1951-1991 by applying sound demographic tools. It seeks to put at rest the wild speculation regarding the volume of migration made by different interest groups to suit their convenience. It provides an exposition of the various demographic tools used in the work before applying the same for the purpose of arriving at the estimates. The book also splits the estimated migrants into (i) inter-state and ...
This book on regional historical demography is the first major study analyzing the factors responsible for the growth and variations in the population of Assam during 1881-1931. The book fills up, for the first time, the gaps in the population statistics of Assam, particularly in the field of fertitity, mortality and migration rates. The internal migration factor has been decomposed into main historical streams and then studied and analysed in depth. The work ...