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

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

This 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 fe...

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Main Authors: Mukhopadhyay, Partha, Zerah, Marie-Helene, Samanta, Gopa, Maria, Augustin
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
urbanization
census towns
urban planning
service delivery
governance
rural settlements
market towns
administrative status
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378351482172055283/Understanding-Indias-urban-frontier-what-is-behind-the-emergence-of-census-towns-in-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25822

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/378351482172055283/Understanding-Indias-urban-frontier-what-is-behind-the-emergence-of-census-towns-in-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25822

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