Write short note on Urban Development after Independence.
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There has been a steady growth in the size and proportion of the urban population as well as the number of urban centers in India since independence.
The process of urbanization in India since the beginning of this century also reveals a steady increase in the size of urban population, the number of urban centers and the level of urbanization, and a rapid rise since 1951. From 1951 to 2001, India’s urban population has more than tripled from 62.4 million to 285 million.
The number of urban centers (towns and urban agglomerations) increased from 2,843 in 1951 to 3,768 in 1991—an increase of 32.5 per cent. Similarly, the proportion of the population living in urban areas (level of urbanization) increased from 17.3 per cent in 1951 to 27.8 per cent in 2001
The process of urbanization in India since the beginning of this century also reveals a steady increase in the size of urban population, the number of urban centers and the level of urbanization, and a rapid rise since 1951. From 1951 to 2001, India’s urban population has more than tripled from 62.4 million to 285 million.
The number of urban centers (towns and urban agglomerations) increased from 2,843 in 1951 to 3,768 in 1991—an increase of 32.5 per cent. Similarly, the proportion of the population living in urban areas (level of urbanization) increased from 17.3 per cent in 1951 to 27.8 per cent in 2001
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