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Understanding India's Urban Frontier: What Is Behind the Emergence of Census Towns in India?

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dc.contributor.authorMukhopadhyay, Partha
dc.contributor.authorZerah, Marie-Helene
dc.contributor.authorSamanta, Gopa
dc.contributor.authorMaria, Augustin
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T23:04:54Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T23:04:54Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the results of an investigation of selected census towns in northern India. Census towns are settlements that India's census classifies as urban although they continue to be governed as rural settlements. The 2011 census featured a remarkable increase in the number of census towns, which nearly tripled between 2001 and 2011, from 1,362 to 3,894. This increase contributed to nearly a third (29.5 percent) of the total increase in the urban population during this period. Only part of this evolution can be attributed to the gradual urbanization of settlements in the vicinity or larger towns. Instead, the majority of census towns appear as small "market towns," providing trade and other local services to a growing rural market. The case studies of representative census towns in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West Bengal show the role of increased connectivity and growing rural incomes in driving the demand for the small-scale and non-tradable services, which are the main sources of nonfarm employment in these settlements. The case studies also reveal that the trade-offs between urban and rural administrative statuses are actively debated in many of these settlements. Although statistical comparisons do not show a significant impact of urban or rural administrative status on access to basic services, urban status is often favored by the social groups involved in the growing commercial and services sectors, and resisted by the residents still involved in the traditional farming sectors.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378351482172055283/Understanding-Indias-urban-frontier-what-is-behind-the-emergence-of-census-towns-in-India
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7923
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25822
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2923
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectcensus towns
dc.subjecturban planning
dc.subjectservice delivery
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectrural settlements
dc.subjectmarket towns
dc.subjectadministrative status
dc.titleUnderstanding India's Urban Frontieren
dc.title.subtitleWhat Is Behind the Emergence of Census Towns in India?en
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okr.crossref.titleUnderstanding India's Urban Frontier: What Is behind the Emergence of Census Towns in India?
okr.date.disclosure2016-12-19
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378351482172055283/Understanding-Indias-urban-frontier-what-is-behind-the-emergence-of-census-towns-in-India
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7923
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
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okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Peri-Urban Communities
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Access of Poor to Social Services
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Rural Urban Linkages
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Governance and Management
okr.unitSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice
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