India : Urbanization (Part – II)

As per Census 2011, the level of urbanization in given States is as follows:

Thus, descending order of in terms of total urban population of is:

Maharashtra > West Bengal > Andhra Pradesh > Gujarat. While, descending order of these states in terms of percent- age of urban population is:

Maharashtra > Gujarat > Andhra Pradesh > West Bengal.

Hence, according to total urban population option (b) is the right answer but according to urban population percentage none of the given options is correct.

Hence, according to 2011 Census, West Bengal has the lowest level of urbanization (%) among the given States.

As per final data of Census 2011, the descending order according to the percentage of urban population of the given States is as follows:

Tamil Nadu        -  48.4%

Kerala                 -  47.7%

Maharashtra     - 45.2%

Gujarat              -  42.6%

The above sequence was also the same as per the provisional 2011 Census data.

According to the final data of Census 2011, the urban population density (persons per sq. km) in the given States (obtained by dividing the urban population by the urban area) is as follows:

Maharashtra    -  5594

Punjab              -   4136

Tamil Nadu     -    2561

West Bengal    -    5683

Thus, the West Bengal has the highest urban density among these States.

Note: If the urban density in the question refers to the percentage of urban population, then the answer to this question will be Tamil Nadu (the highest 48.4% among the States in question), whereas if the urban density in the question means the percentage of urban area in total area, even then the answer to this question will be Tamil Nadu (the highest 10.5 percent among the given States in question).

Among the given States, the level of urbanization (% of urban population) as per 2011 Census is as follows:

Arunachal Pradesh     -    22.9%

Sikkim                          -    25.2%

Bihar                             -    11.3%

Nagaland                     -    28.9%

Note: Bihar has the second lowest percentage of urban population in India after Himachal Pradesh

As per Census 2011, percentage of urban population in given States is as follows:

Tripura   -  26.2%

Sikkim   -  25.2%

Arunachal Pradesh    -  22.9%

Himachal Pradesh  -  10.0%

Actually, Himachal Pradesh recorded lowest percentage of urban population among all States in India.

According to the Census of 2011, the percentage of urban population in the total population of the given States is as follows Himachal Pradesh (10.0%), Odisha (16.7%), Jharkhand (24.0%) and Rajasthan (24.9%). It is important to note that Himachal Pradesh has the lowest percentage of urban population among all the States / Union Territories.

As per the Census 2001 and 2011, Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized State of India.

As per Census 2011, Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the least urbanized Union Territory.