Single and Multiple Migration Models: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Dynamics with Special Reference to Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shailendra Rawal*, S. S. Gautam, Virendra Upadhyay and Nupur Pandya
Department of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Environment, M.G.C.G.V.V., Chitrakoot, Satna, M.P., India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:
Human migration is an intricate socio-economic, spatial, and demographic phenomenon shaped by individual motivations, household risk-diversification strategies, structural market forces, and regional developmental disparities. This study delivers a theoretical and empirical investigation comparing Single Migration Models (univariate, direct, one-step movements driven by primary micro-economic rationales) against Multiple Migration Models (multivariate, step-wise, circular, chain, and multi-destination movements operating under complex risk-hedging frameworks). Using the socio-geographic landscape of Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India, as a primary field laboratory, this research examines how socio-economic vulnerability, agricultural distress, land tenure structures, and tribal dynamics—specifically concerning the Sahariya Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)—shape migration trajectories. Empirical evidence reveals that while high-income skilled movers follow single linear pathways, vulnerable semi-literate and agricultural populations in Shivpuri overwhelmingly engage in multi-stage, seasonal, and circular migration patterns to hedge against environmental and wage uncertainties.
Keywords:
Circular migration, Push-pull factors, Agrarian distress, Shivpuri district, Labor dynamics
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Shailendra Rawal, S. S. Gautam, Virendra Upadhyay and Nupur Pandya. 2026. Single and Multiple Migration Models: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Dynamics with Special Reference to Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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