Level of Urbanisation

  • As per industry estimates, infrastructure in India needs an investment of USD 6 Trillion in the period 2016-2030.
  • As per Census 2011, out of 1210 million people,833 million i.e.68.84 % people live in rural areas while 377 million i.e. 31.16% comprise the urban population of India. Urban Populations is projected to grow to more than 600 million by 2031.
  • As per Census 2011 there are 4041 statutory towns and 3894 Census town with Growth rate of population in urban areas at 31.8%.
  • The number of million plus cities/urban agglomeration UA has increased from 35 in Census 2001 to 53 in Census 2011.
  • Among all ....
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