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Migration is the barometer of changing socio-economic and political condition at the natural and international level. Rural migration is the phenomenon that describes the movement of people from their villages to urban areas in search of a better livelihood. Migration occurs when the place of utility in a few sections becomes better than that of the present location. In the present study the attitude of migrant labour of North and South Bihar towards migration is compared and it is found that their attitude towards migration differs with each other. It is found that the migrant labours of North Bihar possess positive attitude towards migration as compared to the migrant labours of south Bihar. The majority of migrant labours of North Bihar are landless farmers who prefer to migrate to the big cities of the country and wish to improve their socio-economic status. They compare their income at destinations from income at their place of origin and migrate if the former is more than the later. The migrants also found that the engagement in non-agricultural activities was more fruitful than agricultural activities.