Topics
Field Visit
Location and Extent
Physiography and Drainage
- Physical Divisions of India
- The North Indian Mountains
- The Himalayas
- North Indian Plains
- The Peninsular Indian Plateau
- The Indian Coastal Plains
- The Indian Islands
- Physiography of Brazil
- Brazilian Highlands
- The Great Escarpment in Brazil
- Coastline of Brazil
- Brazilian Plains
- Brazilian Island
- Drainage of Brazil
- Drainage Systems of India
- Himalayan Rivers
- Peninsular Rivers
Climate
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
Population
Human Settlements
Economy and Occupations
Tourism, Transport and Communication
Geography - Physical Divisions of India
Identification of Physical divisions
Geography - North Indian Mountains
Himalayas
Associated mountains
Geography - North Indian Plain Region
Deserts
Western Plains
Central Plains
Delta region
Eastern Plains
Geography - Peninsular Plateau Region
Chhotta Nagpur Plateau
Malwa Plateau
Maharashtra Plateau
Karnataka Plateau
Telangana Plateau
Geography - Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Sahyadries
Geography - Coastal Region
Eastern coastal plain
Western coastal plain
Geography - Indian Islands
Eastern Islands
Western Islands
Geography - Practical 1
Cartography
Geography - Practical 2
Two dimensional diagrams
One dimensional diagrams
Economics - Introduction of an Economy
Introduction of an Economy
Economics - Basic problems of an economy solution
Solutions
Problems
Economics - Inflation
Introduction
Effects of inflation
Measures of Inflation
Causes of inflation
Economics - Public distribution system and consumer protection
Public Distribution system - meaning and explanation
Introduction
Objectives of Public Distribution system
Remedial Measures
Consumer Protection
Drawbacks of Public Distribution system
Progress of Public Distribution system
Notes
Urbanisation in India
- The level of urbanisation is measured in terms of percentage of urban population to total population. In 2011, India's urbanisation rate was 31.16%, which is quite low in comparison to developed countries. At the same time, the urban population is growing, and the expansion of urban centres and the emergence of new towns has played a significant role in the country's urban population growth and urbanisation.
- In India, urbanisation has been more prevalent in the south than in the north. Goa is the most urbanised state, with 62% of the population living in cities. More than 80% of Delhi is urban. Urbanization is more in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Kerala. Some of the states with low levels of urbanisation are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Bihar, and Rajasthan.
Definition
Urbanization: Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.
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Do you know?The Indian sub-continent has a long history since ancient times. Since ages, of the population of this country is living in river basins, on plateaus and mountains. Indraprastha (Delhi), Mithila, Varanasi, Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Ujjain and Pratishthan (Paithan) were the urban settlements of earlier times. This shows that India has a great tradition of urbanisation. |
Example
Read the graph given below and answer the following questions:
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India-trend of urbanisation (1961-2011) |
- What was the percentage of urbanisation in 1961?
- In which decade was urbanisation the highest?
- In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?
- What inference can you draw regarding India’s urbanisation after reading the graph?
- The percentage of urbanisation in 1961 was 18%.
- Highest urbanisation took place in the decade 1971 -1981.
- The growth of urbanisation was lowest in the decade 1961-1971.
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After reading the graph, we can say that urbanisation in India is slowly but continuously rising.
Example
Prepare a choropleth map showing the urban population using the data given in the table below.
| S.NO | Urban population percentage category | States /UTs falling in the category |
| 1. | 0-20 | Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Odisha |
| 2. | 21-40 | Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, A & N Islands, Punjab, Karnataka |
| 3. | 41-60 | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram |
| 4. | 61-80 | Goa, Puducherry, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep |
| 5. | 81-100 | Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi |
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Prepare a choropleth map showing the urban population using the data given in the table below.
| S.NO | Urban population percentage category | States /UTs falling in the category |
| 1. | 0-20 | Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Odisha |
| 2. | 21-40 | Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, A & N Islands, Punjab, Karnataka |
| 3. | 41-60 | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram |
| 4. | 61-80 | Goa, Puducherry, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep |
| 5. | 81-100 | Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi |
Prepare a line graph with the help of given statistical information and answer the questions given below-
India-trends of urbanization(%)
| Year | India |
| 1961 | 18.0 |
| 1971 | 18.2 |
| 1981 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 25.7 |
| 2001 | 27.8 |
| 2011 | 31.2 |
Questions-
- In which year 18% urbanization is found?
- Urbanization has increased by how many percent from 2001 to 2011?
- In which decade was the growth of urbanization highest?
Prepare a multiple bar graph on the basis of the given information and answer the questions.
India and Brazil – Urban population (%)
| Country/ year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| India | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.8 |
| Brazil | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.1 |
1) What is the percentage of urban population in India in 2017?
2) In which country is the percentage of urban population higher?
3) What does the trend in urban population in both the countries indicate?
