Migration occurs in search of survival, fulfilment and a better life. Among the classified migrants, Census 2001 reported that rural out-migrants constituted the majority of 75.80 per cent. Majority of migration is from one rural area to another due to 'marriage' in the case of females and 'in search of work' in the case of males. Lack of balance between rural urban migration and urbanization carried a threat of major social and economic difficulties and it may actually block social and economic progress. The current paper analyses the determinants of rural out-migration to Coimbatore city, which stands third in the number of immigrants (Census 2001) in Tamil Nadu.