Statutory vs census towns: modeling the differences of urban development using statistical approach in India: a micro level case analysis

Urbanisation is assessed from demographic, socioeconomic and infrastructural perspectives and treated as magnet for regional development and basic services and infrastructures viz. water supply, sanitation, transport, power, shelter, education, health, etc. are very important for urban dwellers and town functioning. The article focuses on availability and access to the services and facilities in Statutory Towns (STs—[having statutory body viz. municipality, corporation, cantonment, etc.]) and Census Towns (CTs—[having population > 5000, population density > 400/sq.km and 75% male non-agricultural workers]). To assess the disparity in infrastructures, weighted combination score (WCS) using 5 broad parameters (Education, health, financial, commercial and recreation) and 12 sub parameters and difference in access to amenities i.e. quality of life (QOL) between STs and CTs, logistic regression model are used. The results reveal the remarkable disparity between STs and CTs in availability of infrastructure and services. So, the higher rate of urbanisation of Nadia district which is mainly accentuated by emergence of CTs indicates the urban growth without the development of infrastructures and amenities Therefore, the research may be helpful in identifying the lacuna of urban centres and thereby in policy formulation regarding infrastructures and basic amenities.

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1. Department of Geography, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India Pijus Kanti Ghosh & Sahina Khatun

1. Pijus Kanti Ghosh