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Understanding Urban Areas and Challenges

The document defines urban areas in India, distinguishing between statutory towns and census towns based on specific criteria. It discusses urbanization as the transformation from rural to urban areas, highlighting the classification of towns by population size according to the Census. Additionally, it notes that urbanization in India is largely unplanned, leading to significant urban challenges.

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Understanding Urban Areas and Challenges

The document defines urban areas in India, distinguishing between statutory towns and census towns based on specific criteria. It discusses urbanization as the transformation from rural to urban areas, highlighting the classification of towns by population size according to the Census. Additionally, it notes that urbanization in India is largely unplanned, leading to significant urban challenges.

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MODULE 3

CONTENTS

• Definition of Urban area.

• Census Definitions of basic terms: City/Town/Urban


agglomeration/Outgrowth/Region/Peri-Urban/Sub Urban etc with
examples.

• Basic Urban data : Population distribution, rural-urban growth rate ,


urbanization rate , Sex ratio, Population density.

• Categories of Mega cities/Metro cities/Cities/Towns .

• Major Urban challenges.


URBAN AREA

1. All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment Statutory


board, or notified town area council/committee etc. towns

2. All other places which satisfied the following criteria: Census


towns
i. A minimum population of 5000;

ii. At least 75% of the male working population


engaged in non-agricultural pursuits;

iii. A density of population of at least 400 persons per


[Link].
CENSUS DEFINITIONS

City : Towns with population of 1 lakh or more.

Urban Agglomeration : Continuous urban spread, consisting of a statutory


town and adjoining Outgrowths.

City
3
City City
1 2
MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION

DELHI NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION


Urban Agglomeration examples
CENSUS DEFINITIONS

Outgrowth : Contiguous urban area outside the municipal limit.

Outgrowth

Region : A contiguous geographical area, which has a fair degree of


uniformity in administration, economic linkages and natural
environment.
CENSUS DEFENITIONS
Peri-Urban : Urban areas within the planning area but outside the limit
of the municipal corporation.
Planning
Sub-urban Boundary
area
Peri-urban area
Town
City

Out growth

Suburban area : Part of an urban area, usually residential community,


:

within commuting distance from the center of the town/city.


The transformation from

Rural to Urban • Population

Is • Non-Agricultural participation

“URBANISATION” • Density
Urbanization in the World
Urbanization in India
Urbanization trend in India
Classification of Towns

Class Population Census 2011

No of Towns
Mega cities > 1 crore
53
Million/Metro Cities >10 lakh
Class I cities 1 to 10 lakh 400 +
Class II 50,000 to 99,999
Class III 20,000 to 49,999
Class IV 10,000 to 19,999 7400+
Class V 5000 to 9,999
Class VI <5000

Source: Census of India 2011


Functional Categories
i. Cultivation
ii. Agricultural labor
iii. Forestry, Fishing &Plantation
iv. Mining &Quarrying
v. a: Household industry
b:Manufacturing other than household industry
VI. Construction
VII. Trade & commerce
VIII. Transport, storage &communication
IX. Services.
Major Urban Challenges
SUMMARY

• Urban areas in India are classified into Statutory Towns and Census Towns.

• The transformation from rural to urban areas is known as Urbanization.

• Classification of towns in India as per Census is based on population.

• Urbanization in India is mostly unplanned and unorganized, resulting in the


major urban challenges that country facing .
THANK YOU

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