Question

The state with lowest urban population in India is?
1. Sikkim
2. Kerala
3. Nagaland
4. Manipur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sikkim

The correct answer is Sikkim.

• Population census of India:
  • The statistics reveal that while the maximum number of people living in rural areas in a particular state is 15.5 crore in Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai tops the list having the maximum number of people in urban areas at five crores.
  • The data also reflects that 18.62% of the country's rural population lives in Uttar Pradesh and 13.48% urban population lives in Maharashtra.
  • The state with the lowest urban population in India is Sikkim.
  • The slowing down of the overall growth rate of the population is due to the sharp decline in the growth rate in rural areas, while the growth rate in urban areas remains almost the same.
  • The level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in the 2001 Census to 31.16% in the 2011 Census, while the proportion of the rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84%.

• The total urban population in the country as per Census 2011 is more than 377 million constituting 31.16% of the total population.
• The Urban Agglomerations/Towns are grouped on the basis of their population in Census.
• The Urban Agglomerations/Towns which have at least 1,00,000 persons as a population is categorized as Class I UA/Town.
• At the Census 2011, there are 468 such Urban Agglomerations/Towns.
• The corresponding number in Census 2001 was 394.
• 264.9 million persons, constituting 70% of the total urban population, live in these Class I Urban Agglomerations/Towns.
• The proportion has increased considerably over the last Census.
• In the remaining classes of towns, the growth has been nominal.
• Out of 468 Urban Agglomerations/Towns belonging to the Class I category, 53 Urban Agglomerations/Towns each has a population of one million or above each.
• Known as Million Plus Urban Agglomerations/Cities, these are the major urban centers in the country.
• 160.7 million persons (or 42.6% of the urban population) live in these Million Plus Urban Agglomerations/Cities.