Population and settlement (India and world)
Urban settlements and urbanisation
Concepts to cover
- Census definition of urban; statutory and census towns; size classes and million-plus cities
- Functional classification: administrative, industrial, transport, commercial, mining, garrison, educational, religious, tourist
- Town, city, conurbation, megalopolis, urban agglomeration, primate city
- Urbanisation level and trend in India; state pattern
- Urban problems: slums, congestion, services; smart cities as a response