BharatNotes Urbanisation
The process by which an increasing proportion of a population comes to live in towns and cities, driven by rural-to-urban migration, natural increase in urban populations, and reclassification of rural areas as urban.
Context & Background
India's urbanisation accelerated post-1991 liberalisation; 2011 Census recorded 31.2% urban population; Census 2011 found 377 million urban residents.
UPSC Exam Relevance
India's Urban Transition — Census Urban Areas (CUA) include Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Census Towns, and Notified Area Committees; "Census Town" definition (5,000+ population, 75%+ male non-agricultural workers, 400+ persons/sq km density).
