The census of India classifies towns
& cities in terms of population size. The Census of India classifies cities
in the following categories:
Class-I : population 1 lakh
and above
Class-II : population
50,000 - 99,999
Class-III : population 20,000 - 49.999
Class-IV : population 10,000 - 19,999
Class-V : population 5,000 -
9,999
Class-VI : population below 5,000
Under Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, 3 categories of cities have been
identified as per norms/criteria mentioned as under:
|
Category
|
Cities/UAs
|
Nos.
|
|
A
|
Cities/UAs with 4 million plus
population as per 2001 Census
|
07
|
|
B
|
Cities/UAs with 1 million plus
population but less than 4 million as per 2001 Census
|
28
|
|
C
|
Selected Cities/UAs (State capitals
and other Cities/UAs of religious/historic and touristic importance)
|
30
|
|
|
Total
|
65
|
This
information was given
by the Minister of State
for Urban Development Shri Saugata Roy in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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