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Trends of Urbanization in Haryana and Its Impact on
Environmental Degradation: An Analysis
MRS. KAVITA RANI
V.P.O.-RUKHI (SONIPAT)
Abstract:
In recent time urbanization has associated with industrialization and
economic development. In this sense urbanization is essentially an economic process.
By whatever definition urbanization is a phenomenon describing a process of change
in the situation of population due to changing conditions in society at large. The main
objective of the study is to know the trends of urbanization and its impact on
environmental degradation. The detail analysis and some fruitful suggestion have
been given in full paper.
Keywords: Urbanization, Environmental Degradation, Economic Development
Introduction:
Urbanization is a societal
process of transforming a rural
economy into a industrial and service
economy. In the historical period,
urbanization was inextricably related
to rise and fall of kingdoms dynasties
and empire was essentially a political
process.. In brief urbanization is more
than the process of urban growth and
economic proliferation and it is often
perceived as a process or is instrument
of social change and development.
Urbanization is closely linked to
modernization, industrialization and
the sociological process of
rationalization urbanization can
describe a specific conditional of a set
time, i.e. proportion of total population
or area is cities or town or the term can
describe the increase of this proportion
over time.
Concept of Urbanization:
The concept of urbanization
refers to the shift from a rural to an
urban society. Although the population
of India is still predominantly rural, the
progress of urbanization during the last
two decades has been fairly rapid.
Urbanization has entered a new and
more important phase in the post
independence period. In contrast with
the British period which witnessed a
period of urban stagnation the post
independent period is notable for rapid
urbanization, particularly of the one
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lakh one and million cities. There has
been nearly a threefold increase in
India‟s urban populations from 62
million in 1951 to 159 million in 1981.
The number of cities with a million or
more persons has increased from 4 to
12 in the same period due to influx of
refugees, construction of new
Industrial Township near major cities
rapid growth of one lakh cities etc.
The term urbanization conjures
up a number of different images
growths of urban population
transformation of villages into cities,
agglomeration of industrial,
unemployment, crime, proliferation of
slum air pollution, concerns about
provision of civil services, ethnic
diversity and many others.
Objective of the study:
There are following point
having been chalk out for detail
analysis and observation:
To analysis the pattern of
urbanization across the state.
To evaluate the trend of
urbanization in the state since
1901 to 2011
To know the impact on
environmental degradation.
.
Trends of Urbanization in India:
The 20th century (1901-2011)
population of India increased around 4
times whose the urban population
increase 11 times. The urban
population constituted percent of total
population of India in 2011. As
compared to world level of
urbanization in India is low and
process is slow . But in absolute terms
the size is large i.e. 377.10 million
(Table - I)
Table - I Urban population of India and Haryana (1901-2011)
Censu
s year
India Population % of
urban
populati
on
Haryana Population % of
urban
populatio
Total Urban Total Urban n
1901 238393327 26854967 10.85 4623064 574074 12.42
1911 252093390 25948431 10.29 4174677 449704 10.77
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1921 251321213 28091299 11.18 4255892 481195 11.31
1931 278977238 33462539 11.99 4559917 564743 12.38
1941 318660580 44162191 13.86 5272829 705945 13.39
1951 361088090 62443709 17.29 5673597 968494 17.07
1961 439234771 78936603 17.97 7590524 1307680 17.23
1971 548159652 109113977 19.91 10036431 1772959 17.67
1981 683329097 157680171 23.08 12922119 2827387 21.88
1991 846421039 215771612 25.49 16463648 4054744 24.63
2001 1028737436 286119689 27.81 21144564 6115304 28.92
2011 1210193422 377105760 31.16 25353081 8821588 34.79
Source: Census of India, 2011
The total urban population of the
country as per census 2011 is 377
million which account for 31.8% of the
total population. The urban population
of Haryana has increased from
6115304 in 2011 to 8821588 in 2011
constituting 34.79% of the total
population of the state as compared to
28.92 during 2001. The number 08
statutory towns have decreased from
84 to 80 during last decade, while
number of census town increased to 74
in 2011 from 22 of 2001, tremendous
decadal urban growth has been
supported in the Gurgaon district i.e.
236.45 % followed by Mewat district
109.13%. The lower urban growth
have been recorded in sirsa district i.e.
9.25%)
Table – II District wise percentage of urban population in Haryana 2011
District Persons Male Female
Panchkula 54.87 54.54 52.9
Ambala 44.38 44.61 44.12
Yamunanagar 34.94 39.08 38.78
