write atleast four points of difference between urban livelihood and rural livelihood
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Explanation: a) Urban
*Urban areas usually refer to cities, suburbs and towns.
*Urban areas have more development in terms of access to infrastructure and connectivity like airports, ports, railways, housing, roads etc.
*Land in urban areas is used for development activities. There is usually not much land available which has not been used for developmental activities
*Urban areas are densely populated Rural areas are sparsely populated
*As of 2018, approximately 34% of India’s population lives in urban areas
*Although the total population living in urban areas is much less compared to Rural areas, the population density is very high in urban areas
b)Rural
*Rural areas usually refer to villages.
*Rural areas usually don’t have much development in terms of infrastructure.
*Rural areas usually have a lot of vacant lands without much development.
*Rural areas are sparsely populated .
*More than 65% of India’s population lives in rural areas as per 2018 figures. From 2008 to 2018 there has been a steady decline in the percentage of the population living in rural areas of India, due to migration.
*The population density is less in rural areas compared to urban areas.