In fact, cities such as Mumbai and Chennai were further developed by the
colonial powers to better exploit the natural resources of India. The fight for
Visakapatnam was for similar reasons.

Indian settlements in hierarchy

The Census of India organises settlements in India using certain criteria. In
the Table 3, the Census department’s definitions of various settlement types
are given. Read them carefully and complete the exercise.

A pyramid is given in the next page. The bottom-most part of the pyramid shows
the lowest level of the settlement hierarchy according to the Indian census. The
top-most shows the highest level. Fill in the details that are left blank:

1. The name given to the particular level of settlement (Two examples are
shown).
2. Give one example of a settlement from Telangana. (Other than mega cities,
why?)
3. Try to place the town where you live (if you live in a village, show the town
in which your school is located) at the correct level, give 1 or 2 reasons for
your choice
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