Urbanisation in Brazil and Urbanization in India. differentiate between
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Brazil is a highly urbanized country whereas India has much lesser than half its population in urban areas. Various factors are responsible for this. i) Literary rate is high in Brazil (92.6% in 2010). On the other hand, during the same year, India had touched 72.2% only.
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URBANISATION IN INDIA:
1. Urbanisation in India has been slow. Eg. from 18% in 1961 to 31.2% in 2011
2. Urbanisation has been more in the southern part than in the northern part of India.
3. Most urbanised states and cities of India are Goa (62%), Delhi (80%), Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
4. In India, least urbanised states are Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Uttarakhand.
URBANISATION IN BRAZIL:
1. Urbanisation in Brazil has been rapid. Eg. from 47.1% in 1960 to 84.6% in 2010.
2. Urbanisation in Brazil has been more in the coastal states of the south and southeast than the states in the interior of the west and north.
3. Most urbanised regions of Brazil are Sao Paulo. Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Manaus.
4. In Brazil, least urbanised states are Para, Maranhao and Piaui.
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