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Census 2021 may have 2,231 new census towns: study
Census; urbanization
News:
- According to a recent study by Centre for Policy Research (CPR), 2231 villages are likely to be declared census towns for the Census 2021
Important Facts:
- Census towns are settlements with the following characteristics:
- A minimum population of 5000, b. Atleast 75% of male main workers engaged in non-agricultural activities, c. A density of population of atleast 400 persons/ sq.km
- These settlements are governed like villages by rural panchayats, unlike statutory towns which are governed by urban local bodies.
- At present there are 4000 census towns.
- There was 1362 census town in 2001. In 2011, there were additional 2,600 census towns.
- In 2016, the Union Ministry of Urban Development had recommended convert all identified census towns into statutory ULBs in order to promote planned urban development.
