Urbanization in India is driven by industrialization, which expands employment opportunities, attracting rural migrants. Social factors like better standards of living and amenities also induce migration. Rural areas face unemployment during droughts. Modernization makes urban areas desirable with technology, infrastructure, and facilities. Rural areas are transforming as education spreads and urban culture is adopted with changes in dress, technology use, women's roles, and infrastructure like banks and cell phones. However, not all villages are transformed - mainly those near cities. Urbanization benefits include jobs, transport, education, and standards of living up to a point. But over-urbanization causes issues like overpopulation, high living costs, crime, pollution, and