Urban settlements are characterized by high population densities, populations engaged mostly in non-agricultural sectors, and nucleated settlements with distinct economic and cultural characteristics compared to rural areas. India's urban population was 31.16% in 2011, with large variation between states from 62.17% in Goa to 10.04% in Himachal Pradesh. Urban areas are officially defined as settlements with over 5,000 people, density over 400/sq km, and at least 75% engaged in non-farm work. Urban centers are further classified based on population as towns (<100k), cities (100k-1m), metropolises (>1m), and megacities (>5m people). Problems faced

1. Urban Settlement
 High population
 mostly dependent on non agricultural sectors.
 Urban settlements are mostly nucleated
settlements.
 The economic and cultural characteristics of
urban settlements are entirely different from
that of rural regions.
 The transition of population from rural agrarian
economy to urban industrial and service sector
economy is termed as Urbanisation.

2. • The urban population of india 31.16% as per
the 2011 cencus.
• The proportion of urban population is different
in different states of india.
• Goa- 62.17%
• Himachal pradesh-10.04%
• Kerala- 47.72%
• Delhi-97.50%
• The urban population is generally high in UTs

3. Criteria for urban area
• Population above 5000
• Density of population above 400/sq.km
• 75% or more of the population should be
engaged in non agricultural activities.
• in addition, urban administrative headquarters
like muncipalities and corporations, military
contonments

4. Classification of urban
crntres based on population

5. • Town- Small urban centres having a population
of less than 1 lakh
• City- Urban centres having population between
1 lakh to 10 lakh. Eg : Trivandrum,
• Metropolis- Big cities having a population of
more than 10 lakh eg: Jaipur, Luknow,
coimbature
• Megacity- Urban complex formed by the union
of a number of cities and having a population of
above 50 lakh. Eg: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore

6. Classification of urban centres
based on functions
• Administration
• Industry
• Education
• Tourism
• Religion/Culture

7. Problems faced by urban
centres
• There has manifold increase in the migration
from rural to urban areas.
• The population of big cities is more than what
they can provide.
 Problems
1.Slums
2.Traffic problems
3.pollutions
4.Lack of space
5.Over exploitation of resources

8. How we can control the
problems of urban area?
• Urban Planning
• Waste management
• promote cycling
• promote public transportation
• Limit no of vehicles