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Table 1: Share of Female Migrants across States Percentage of female migrants to total migrants from rural areas of states to urban areas of India Percentage of female migrants to total migrants from rural areas of states to rural areas of India Jammu & Kashmir 56.47 79.57 Himachal Pradesh 51.55 81.13 Punjab 60.62 78.79 Chandigarh 51.61 62.88 Uttarakhand 52.3 75.2 Haryana 57.96 87.04 NCT of Delhi 56.59 80.47 Rajasthan 54.44 84.56 Uttar Pradesh 48.58 89.1 Bihar 47 89.84 Sikkim 53.93 65.16 Arunachal Pradesh 51.39 56.51 Nagaland 50.9 51.78 Manipur 64.64 67.92 Mizoram 52.76 52.82 Tripura 64.78 77.47 Meghalaya 54.43 41.08 Assam 54.93 76.84 West Bengal 61.72 85.32 Jharkhand 55.14 86.94 Odisha 50.31 81.3 Chhattisgarh 57.67 79.34 Madhya Pradesh 54.7 80.51 Gujarat 53.58 76.88 Daman & Diu 43.92 64.83 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 42.71 70.32 Maharashtra 53 67.82 Andhra Pradesh 53.59 71.57 Karnataka 52.99 71.19 Goa 57.45 64.82 Lakshadweep 44.4 58.41 Kerala 63.04 63.5 Tamil Nadu 55.6 68.94 Puducherry 56.18 62.75 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 50.74 53.26 Source: Calculated from data provided by Census of India, 2011 Delhi, capital of India, is one of the most preferred destinations for people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Workers from these two states migrate to Delhi for employment opportunities. Since, it’s a big city and India’s capital, migration to Delhi provide both employment opportunities and socio-economic mobility. It’s also a destination for students from these two states. It should be noted that number of male migrants exceeds number of female migrants. 41.48% of total migrants from Bihar to Delhi were females. The figure is 49.21% in Uttar Pradesh. In both states, share of female migrant to total migrants who migrated from rural areas to Delhi is less than that of share of female migrants who migrated from urban areas. Volume XXII Issue VII Version I 2 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals H Migration and Women Empowerment in India: An Overview of Pattern of Female Migration, its Causes and Consequences