it is prepared by obaidullah Habibi student in International Islamic University Islamabad

2. Prepared by: obaidullah
2259 SE/BS/Eco F13
INTERNATIONAL INISTITUTE OF ISLAMIC ECONOMIC (IIIE)

3. Rural Societies
RURAL SOCIETIES IN PAKISTAN

4. Rural societies
Pakistan
 Pakistan is an agriculture country and 80% of its
people form the rural population of the country. The
villages, towns and small cities form the rural areas
of Pakistan. Their main profession is cultivation and
ploughing. The entire population of Pakistan is
scattered and resides in villages, towns and big
cities.
 Villages are pivotal centre of rural life of Pakistan
 Our villages badly lack in civic amenities
 villagers, keeps on migrating to urban areas where
better facilities of social life and brighter chances of
earning sustenance are available

5. Differences between Rural and Urban Way of Life
The rural and urban life differs in a number of ways. For an agricultural country like Pakistan,
it is essential to understand how and why life in rural and urban areas differs.
From Occupations perspective
Rural Urban
• Less employment opportunities A lot of employment opportunities.
•Less paid jobs Well paid and secure jobs.
•Less fields for jobs Lot of fields for jobs.

6. 1.Function
Villages and towns differ in function. Villages are usually engaged in primary activities,
including farming, animal keeping, lumbering, fishing etc. Towns are engaged in
secondary and tertiary activities, like manufacturing, trade, transport,
telecommunications, education, medical treatment and other activities.

7. 2. Lifestyle
Villages and towns differ in function. Villages are usually engaged in primary activities,
including farming, animal keeping, lumbering, fishing etc. Towns are engaged in
secondary and tertiary activities, like manufacturing, trade, transport,
telecommunications, education, medical treatment and other activities.
village life is traditional, urban life is rational
Although use of urban facilities changes their way of living, it does not change their
way of thinking much.

8. 3. Population
Another factor used to distinguish between villages and towns is population. Although
this criterion is applied in many countries, there is no agreement on size. In Canada,
for example, a settlement with a population of more than 1,000 is considered urban, in
Japan more than 30,000 and in Pakistan, 5,000. In Pakistan, a settlement can also
call itself a town if it has a two committee or cantonment that controls
electricity, the water supply and drainage. For example, Ziarat in Balochistan had a
population of 619 in 1998, but it was still classified as a town because it had these
amenities. However, there are only ten towns with populations of less than 5,000 out
of a total 478 urban centres in Pakistan.

9. Pakistan - Rural population
Rural population in Pakistan was reported at 117421345 in 2016, according to the World Bank
collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.

10. Metropolitan area
A metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as a metro area, greater area, commuter
belt or conurbation, is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its
less-populated surrounding orA metropolitan area is a city and its surrounding
suburbs. The word "metropolitan" comes from two Greek language words meaning
"mother" and "city". A metropolitan area may be much larger than its inner city, and its
suburbs may be smaller towns and villages which are now connected to the larger city
as it has grown. The biggest such metropolitan area is that of Tokyo. 8.5 million people
live in Tokyo itself, 36.5 million live in the metropolitan area.

11. List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan
Karachi is the largest metropolitan area of Pakistan and 5th largest in the world.
-Lahore
-Faisalabad
-Islamabad-Rawalpind
-Peshawar
-Hyderabad
-Multan
-Gujranwala
-Sargodha
-Quetta
-Gujranwala Sargodha Quetta