Trends of Urbanization in Nanded District of Maharashtra State

Type Working Paper - European Academic Research
Title Trends of Urbanization in Nanded District of Maharashtra State
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Volume 2
Issue 2
URL http://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/599.pdf
Abstract
The Growth of population in urban areas is known as Urbanization. The one day has seen the birth of thousands of towns and cities, many of which have largely expanded during the last 50 years. Towns and cities have taken shape as centre of administrative and cultural significance through the centuries. Urbanization depends on the socio-economic system of the society and the rate of its development. The urbanization as a social phenomenon seem to have percolated even in countries which were rural and the greater acceleration in growth rates have been observed for towns and cities which are old and new. It is closely associated with the spread of industry, commerce, manufacturing and the improvement of transport and industries. Nanded district urban population growth is considered for the period 1901 to 2011. It has increased from 33806 persons in 1901 to 913832 persons in 2011. The highest urban population growth in the all census was 1951 i. e. 81.5 per cent, and Lowest urban population growth in the census 1921 i.e. 6.1 per cent. In the year 2001 urban population was recorded 689064 persons and the 36.1 per cent decadal growth rate. According to 2011 census, urban population was recorded 913832 persons and the growth rate was 32.6 per cent.

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