Question

Differentiate the Rural Marketing Centres and Urban Marketing Centres.

Differentiate between rural and urban marketing centres with examples.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Rural Marketing Centres	Urban Marketing Centres
1.	Rural marketing centres provide facilities to nearby settlements.	Urban marketing centre provides facility to wide services to large areas.
2.	Rural centres are mostly rudimentary type.	Urban centres offer specialised services.
3.	Limited personal and professional services are available.	Highly developed personal and professional services are available.
4.	They act as local collecting and distributing centres.	They provide services beyond cities at national or international levels
5.	This covers weekly or bi-weekly periodic markets (haats) and wholesale markets (mandis).	This refers to permanent marketplaces, retail malls, supermarkets, and business hubs.