abhishek84

Hi,

I wanted to know if there are any criteria to categories Urban and Rural areas in India. Is it categorized by population? If so what is it?

Thank you!

Abhishek

spy

There are many criteria to categories Urban and Rural areas in India: The basic thing for rural areas is the village, and for urban, All constitutional towns, i.e., all places with a municipal corporation, municipal board, cantonment board or notified town area etc. that comes under urban.

dhoomk2

Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities. Rurality can also be determined by the amount of people per square mile (population density).

An area with a low population density can be determined as more rural than a place that has a high population density. Lifestyles in rural areas are different from those in urban areas, mainly because limited services, especially public services are available.

Governmental services like police, schools, fire stations, and libraries are generally available, but may be limited in scope, or unavailable in remote communities. Utilities like water, sewerage, street lighting, and public waste management are generally present in the larger settlements. Public transport is limited or absent, people usually use their own vehicles. But if this is impractical they may walk, bicycle, or ride an animal such a horse, donkey, or camel depending on where they live.

An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. An urban area is more frequently called a city or town. Governmental services, Utilities and Public transport facilities in urban areas available boundless in scope.

Info source: en.wikipedia.org