Which one of the following is NOT the part of definition of urban area in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → At least 75 percent of female workers are engaged in non-agricultural activity
The Census of India, 1991 gives the definition of an urban settlement used in India.
Option (1) Minimum Population of 5000 persons — A part of the definition. A place must have at least 5,000 persons to count as urban.
Option (2) At least 75 percent of female workers are engaged in non-agricultural activity — Not a part of the definition. The definition counts male workers: at least 75 per cent of them must work in non-agricultural pursuits. NTA changed one word of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
Option (3) Density of population is at least 400 persons per square kilometer — A part of the definition. A density of at least 400 persons per sq km is needed.
Option (4) Cantonment board and notified town area — A part of the definition. All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee are urban.
NCERT (2026-27): “The census of India, 1991 defines urban settlements as “All places which have municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee and have a minimum population of 5000 persons, at least 75 per cent of male workers are engaged in non-agriculture pursuits and a density of population of at least 400 persons per square kilometer are urban.” |