Question

describe the pace of urbanisation in india and the nature of presidency of cities

Answer 1

During the britise rule many smaller manufacturing cities which flourished during the pre britise period decline due to the drop in demand for their produce.As folllow of trade moved to new centers the old trading centers of rigional power collapsed too when local ruleer acced often describe as diurbansition.


GROWTH OF NEW TOWN
The britise time administrative centers set up at madras culcutta and bombey know as presidency town.being port cities,these are important for britain trading activities .

For adminstrator purpose colonial India was devide into these three presidency which devloped from
East India company factory at that place.the weekend centres of British power in different regions of India
RAILWAY JUNCTION

Mughalsarai Jamalpur railway route .


HILL STATION
Nainital maishur Darjeeling and Mount Abu Aasam such are hill station

Answer 2

Urbanization in India began to accelerate after independence, due to the country's adoption of a mixed economy, which gave rise to the development of the private sector. The population residing in urban areas in India, according to the 1901 census, was 11.4%, increasing to 28.53% by the 2001 census, and is now currently 34% in 2017 according to The World Bank. According to a survey by UN, in 2030 40.76% of country's population is expected to reside in urban areas. As per World Bank, India, along with China, Indonesia, Nigeria, and the United States, will lead the world's urban population surge by 2050.

Mumbai saw large-scale rural-urban migration in the 20th century.[see main] Mumbai, in 2018, accommodates 22.1 million people, and is the largest metropolis by population in India, followed by Delhi with 28 million inhabitants. Delhi witnessed the fastest rate of urbanisation in the world, with a 4.1% rise in population as per the 2011 census.