- Urbanisation in India is measured by the percentage of the urban population to the total population.
- India's urbanisation level was 31.16% in 2011, which is low compared to developed countries.
- Urban growth is driven by expanding cities and the development of new towns.
- Southern states like Goa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Kerala are more urbanised than northern states.
- India has a long history of urbanisation, with ancient cities like Harappa, Varanasi, and Indraprastha.
Topics
Introduction to Indian Society
- Study of Indian Society: Sociological Connections with History and Anthropology
- Study of Indian Society
- Religious Beliefs and Practices in Ancient India
- Religion in Ancient Indian Civilizations
- Jainism and Buddhism in Ancient India
- Religious Beliefs and Practices in Medieval India
- Status of Women in Indian Society
- Nature of Education in Ancient and Medieval India
- Social Life in Ancient and Medieval India
- Urbanisation in Ancient India
- Concept of Sociological Imagination
- Colonial Period in India
- Effects of Colonialisation in India
- Factors Affecting Post-Independence India
- Overview of Introduction to Indian Society
Segments of Indian Society
- Introduction to Segments of Indian Society
- The Tribal Community in India
- Exploitation and Problems of the Indian Tribal Community
- Tribal Development in India
- The Rural Community in India
- Rural Development in India (Sociological Perspective)
- The Urban Community in India
- Urban Development in India
- Overview of Segments of Indian Society
Diversity and Unity in Indian Society
- Introduction of Diversity and Unity in Indian Society
- Diversity in Indian Society
- Unity in Diversity
- Challenges to National Unity
- Factors that Are Responsible for Economic Inequality in Society
- Overview of Diversity and Unity in Indian Society
Processes of Social Change in India
- Industrialisation
- Urbanisation in India
- Modernisation
- Digitalisation
- Factors Responsible for Social Change
- Overview of Processes of Social Change in India
Social Movements in India
- Meaning and Nature of Social Movement
- Types of Social Movements
- Causes of Social Movements
- Social Movements and Social Change
- Womens’ Movement in India
- Workers’ Movements
- Farmer's Movements
- Environmental Movement in India
- Overview of Social Movements in India
Social Problems in India
- Social Problem
- Ageing
- The Problems of Ageing
- Measures to Tackle the Problems of Ageing
- Concept of Unemployment
- Causes of Unemployment
- General Measures to Reduce Unemployment
- Farmers’ Suicide
- Causes of Farmers’ Suicide
- Consequences of Farmers’ Suicides
- Measures to Tackle the Problem of Farmer Suicides
- Domestic Violence
- Causes of Domestic Violence
- Consequences of Domestic Violence
- Measures to Deal with Domestic Violence
- Addiction (Substance, Internet, Mobile)
- Types of Addiction
- Causes of Addiction
- Consequences of Addiction
- Measures to Tackle Addiction Problems
- Overview of Social Problems in India
Passages
- Passages
- Urbanization
- Distinct Phases of Urban Growth in India
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.
Notes
Urbanisation:
The rise and fall of the cities depend on its political and cultural graph of events. The process of urbanisation is associated mainly with political and economic development. Alauddin Khalji of the Khalji dynasty built the city of ‘Siri’. The Sultan of the Tughluq dynasty set up three cities namely, Tughluqabad, Jahanpanha, and Firozabad. The Sultans of Sayyed and Lodi dynasty made the city of Agra as their capital. He created Siri between 1297 and 1307 to defend against Mongol invasions of India and Delhi. In response, he built Siri Fort, mimicked massive Turkish ones. The Fort served as the seat of his power during his campaigns to enlarge his territory. Due to frequent Mongol invasions of West Asia, the Seljuqs took asylum in Delhi. The craftsmen of the Seljuq Dynasty are credited with this era's architectural monuments in Delhi.
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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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