State the criteria for defining/declaring a region as a town or a city

1.	State the criteria for defining/declaring a region as a town or a city.
Answer» The definition of a town or a city was very broad in 1951. By 1961 the definition became narrow. The following criteria were adopted during the census of 1971,1981,1991 and 2001 to call a place a town or a city: 1. All those areas which are planned/managed by Municipality, Corporation Cantonment Board or Notified Town Area committee. 2. All those areas which fulfill the following three criteria: (a) 5000 or more people live in that area (b) 75% or more population is employed in non-agricultural sectors (c) The density of population is 400 or more per square kilometer

State the criteria for defining/declaring a region as a town or a city.

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The definition of a town or a city was very broad in 1951. By 1961 the definition became narrow.

The following criteria were adopted during the census of 1971,1981,1991 and 2001 to call a place a town or a city:

1. All those areas which are planned/managed by Municipality, Corporation Cantonment Board or Notified Town Area committee.

2. All those areas which fulfill the following three criteria:

(a) 5000 or more people live in that area
(b) 75% or more population is employed in non-agricultural sectors
(c) The density of population is 400 or more per square kilometer

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