title: Population movements to a growth-pole:  the case of Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
abstract: This study examines the characteristics of population growth in Hosur, a small town in Tamil Nadu, India.  "A special feature of the population in Hosur is the phenomenon of bachelors living together, mostly young men who have migrated from big cities.  Commuting is not important in the mobility pattern of Hosur, less than ten per cent of employees in the industrial areas travelling daily from outside.  Only one-third of the non-migrant labour force has access to the more attractive jobs in the modern factories, while short-term wage labour plays an important role in the labour structure of commuters.  The demographic future of Hosur is not connected strongly with commuting patterns, but more with the spatial behaviour of the bachelors."
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Heins
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Meijer
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D007194:India; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Geographic Factors; India; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration--men; Population; Population Dynamics; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization