Urbanization in India

Urbanization

The process of society’s transformation from rural to urban is known as urbanization.

Urbanization in India

The level of urbanization is measured in terms of percentage of urban population.

Goa is the most urbanized state. Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized state. Among the Union territories, Delhi is the most urbanized region followed by Chandigarh. Among the major states, Tamil Nadu continues to be the second most urbanized state with 48.4% percent of urban population followed by Kerala and Maharashtra.

Impact of Urbanization

Urbanization and population concentration go hand – in – hand and are closely related to each other. Rural to urban migration leads to population explosion in urban areas. Metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi have more population than that can accommodate.

The following are the major problems of urbanization in India.

• It creates urban sprawl.

• It makes overcrowding in urban centres.

• It leads to shortage of houses in urban areas.

• It leads to the formation of slums.

• It increases traffic congestion in cities.

• It creates water scarcity in cities.

• It creates drainage problem.

• It poses the problem of solid waste management.

• It increases the rate of crime.