Under which classification of towns, more than sixty percent of urban population of India falls ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Class I
A Class I town has a population of one lakh or more.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Classification of Towns on the basis of Population Size Census of India classifies urban centres into six classes as presented in Table 4.2. Urban centre with population of more than one lakh is called a city or class I town.” “… It is evident from Table 4.2 that more than 60 per cent of urban population in India lives in Class I towns.”
Table 4.2 : India — Class-wise number of towns and cities and their population, 2011 |
