Geographical analysis

Abstract

Demography is the study of the size, territorial distribution and composition of population, change therein and the components of such changes (“Hauser and Duncan”). Demographic trends are also important, as the size of different demographic groups will change over time as a result of economic, cultural and political circumstances. There is no universal definition of urban areas. Different countries define urban localities in terms of different factors such as size and density of population, amenities considered to be commonly available in urban areas, major economic activities of population, etc. It is generally assumed that class II and class III towns constitute medium towns while class IV, V and VI come under small towns category. Medium towns in India, particularly those with less than 50,000 people, have low per capital income due to lack of employment opportunities in the organized sector, low incidence of secondary activities and poverty induced growth of tertiary employment. Urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining out growths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns.

Keywords: Medium Towns, Demographic Trend and Urban Agglomeration Towns