Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

What is the impact of rural-urban migration on the age and sex structure of the place of origin and destination?


An individual is like a cell in human body, she/he is the basic fundamental unit of a society. Her/his decisions can impact the composition of the society. Rural-Urban migration in India is dominated by working population (16-50 years of age), which means the rural population is more of aged individuals. Moreover, it is the male members who move to the urban areas in search of low skilled jobs, which usually is not sufficient to support moving his family to the urban area. Thus, the rural areas exhibit significantly higher sex ratio and existence of dependent population.


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