The document discusses urbanization in India. It notes that the percentage of India's population residing in urban areas has grown significantly from 11.4% in 1901 to 31.16% in 2011 according to census data. The major causes of urbanization in India include industrialization which has expanded employment opportunities in cities, as well as social and economic factors that attract people to urban areas like education, standard of living, and the need for employment stability compared to agriculture. The effects of rapid urbanization include overpopulation, high costs of living, increased crime, pollution, and stress from impersonal social structures in cities.