Socio-Economic and Cultural Factors Effecting Migration Behavior in District Sargodha, Pakistan

Migration is the most common reason of the rapid urbanization. A rapid migration occurs due to many causes like Socio-Economic, Cultural, Demographic and Psychological factors. This study is designed in context of these factors to determine the reasons behind the migration. The aim of this study is to light up the migration behavior of people in changing patterns of Demographic and Socio-Economic structure. We conduct the present study about the district Sargodha. Our study evaluates the urbanization behavior of this district i.e. Sargodha. Our study area is Sargodha. For the selection of respondents, purposive area was selected. Our sample size is about 380 and technique used in analysis was simple random sampling and the respondent are both male and female of Sargodha. With the help of designed questionnaire, we collected data. Our questionnaires having questions related to all Socio-Economic variables like Education, Literacy, Health Facilities and Unemployment etc. Furthermore, questions describe the purpose of migration and inspiration factors (pull & push factors) and asked to confined their opinion and its consequence. Then we analyse the data through suitable statistical techniques. This study reveals that, 30% people move towards cities for higher education, 29.2% people for business opportunities and 26.8% for employment. We conclude on the basis of our results that work, education, employment and business opportunities are the main factors to influence urbanization in Sargodha. The push factors are major cause of urbanization as compare to pull factors. Results also shows that majority of the respondents are adult and educated but not trained professional.