Urbanization in India

<p>Urbanization in India began to accelerate after <a href="/facts/Indian_independence_movement/0n35LRk8">independence</a>, due to the country's adoption of a <a href="/facts/Mixed_economy/M27dNu2U">mixed economy</a>, which gave rise to the development of the private sector. The population residing in <a href="/facts/Urban_area/fu9v8h5P">urban areas</a> in India, according to the 1901 census, was 11.4%, increasing to 28.53% by the 2001 census, and is now currently 34% in 2017 according to the <a href="/facts/World_Bank/hIH9uUb2">World Bank</a>. According to a survey by the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a>, in 2030 40.76% of country's population is expected to reside in urban areas. As per the World Bank, India, along with <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/facts/Nigeria/gbW17BX8">Nigeria</a>, and the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, will lead the world's urban population surge by 2050.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a> saw large-scale rural-urban migration in the 20th century. In 2018, Mumbai accommodated 22.1 million people, and was the second-largest metropolis by population in India. <a href="/facts/Delhi/Xa6CKgnf">Delhi</a> has 28 million inhabitants and witnessed the fastest rate of <a href="/facts/Urbanization/GQq0oqft">urbanization</a> in the world, with a 4.1% rise in population as per the <a href="/facts/2011_Census_of_India/U4V680pf">2011 census of India</a>.
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