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Urbanisation is an index of economic developmentDevelopment and social change. This is also true in the case of Uttar Pradesh stateState, the second largest urban populationPopulation stateState of the country after Maharashtra, but as regards the proportion of the urban populationPopulation in total populationPopulation in the stateState it ranks 23rd position with a ratio of 22.88%. During the past three decades, its urban populationPopulation has been increased by more than two times, but its ratio has noted an addition of 4.95% only. There are 71 districts, in 2011 (23 more than 1981), and each district has an average of 626,344 urban populationPopulation. It has been increased nearly by 230,214 persons per district during the last three decades in spite of an addition of 23 more as new districts. The number of districts with high urbanisation is on the increase and also they have reported an increase in their share of total urban populationPopulation. In 1981, the districts with more than 30% urban populationPopulation were 6 in number with 30.53% populationPopulation. In 2011, 13 districts with a ratio of more than 20% retained 50.94% urban populationPopulation of the stateState. This change is an evidence of concentrationConcentration of urban populationPopulation in few selective areas. The increasing trend in urbanisation has encouraged the increase in number of urban centres. Nearly 304 urban centres have been added during the years 1991–2011. The stateState has noted 7 metropolitan centres with 28.07% urban populationPopulation of the total. The stateState has 915 centres with an interval of 17.37 km in 2011. There are great variations in spacing at district level. The area and number both have their impactImpact on this spacing. District Varanasi has the least spacing of these centres at an average distance of 6.71 km. On the other hand, Baharaich district has its 5 centres with an average space of 34.63 km. Districts with more number of urban centres have recorded low spacing. There are 17 districts with 334 centres that have the spacing of 14.10 km. It is also observed that more number of urban centres in a district means their close spacing, in that case, most of these are of small and medium size and thus do not have impressive their share in total urban populationPopulation.

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Pattern of Urbanisation, Its Sustainability and Spatial Set-up of Urban Centers in Uttar Pradesh, India

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    2025年

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  • S. C. Bansal

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Urbanisation is an index of economic developmentDevelopment and social change. This is also true in the case of Uttar Pradesh stateState, the second largest urban populationPopulation stateState of the country after Maharashtra, but as regards the proportion of the urban populationPopulation in total populationPopulation in the stateState it ranks 23rd position with a ratio of 22.88%. During the past three decades, its urban populationPopulation has been increased by more than two times, but its ratio has noted an addition of 4.95% only. There are 71 districts, in 2011 (23 more than 1981), and each district has an average of 626,344 urban populationPopulation. It has been increased nearly by 230,214 persons per district during the last three decades in spite of an addition of 23 more as new districts. The number of districts with high urbanisation is on the increase and also they have reported an increase in their share of total urban populationPopulation. In 1981, the districts with more than 30% urban populationPopulation were 6 in number with 30.53% populationPopulation. In 2011, 13 districts with a ratio of more than 20% retained 50.94% urban populationPopulation of the stateState. This change is an evidence of concentrationConcentration of urban populationPopulation in few selective areas. The increasing trend in urbanisation has encouraged the increase in number of urban centres. Nearly 304 urban centres have been added during the years 1991–2011. The stateState has noted 7 metropolitan centres with 28.07% urban populationPopulation of the total. The stateState has 915 centres with an interval of 17.37 km in 2011. There are great variations in spacing at district level. The area and number both have their impactImpact on this spacing. District Varanasi has the least spacing of these centres at an average distance of 6.71 km. On the other hand, Baharaich district has its 5 centres with an average space of 34.63 km. Districts with more number of urban centres have recorded low spacing. There are 17 districts with 334 centres that have the spacing of 14.10 km. It is also observed that more number of urban centres in a district means their close spacing, in that case, most of these are of small and medium size and thus do not have impressive their share in total urban populationPopulation.