RURAL URBAN DRIFT

10 May, 2008 03:23:00

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There has been population drift from rural area to urban areas right from the very beginning. The main reasons associated with the drift are attributed to the adequate developments of roads, banking, communication,insurance, besides better employment avenues, medical and educational facilities along with availability of items of livelihoods which ultimately has resulted in emerging of new towns and housing colonies in the region. Rural and Urban population from 1901 to 1991 of the region is represented in table as follows:

Table showing Rural Urban Population of Kashmir Division from

1901 to 1991.

Year Total Population Rural Urban
1901 10,28,719 9,06,101 1,22,618
1911 11,46,225 9,61,124 1,85,101
1921 12,41,612 10,49,299 1,94,313
1931 13,87,892 11,59,468 2,28,424
1941 15,26,489 12,50,741 2,75,748
1951 17,12,964 13,97,524 3,12,440
1961 18,99,438 15,01,417 3,98,021
1971 24,35,701 18,71,971 5,63,730
1981 31,34,904 23,06,805 8,28,099
1991(P) 40,10,202 29,51,108 10,59,094

Table depicts the constant increased in the urban population right from the very inception of regular census collection in the year 1901. Comperatively speaking, the urban population has increased nine times in1991 with the corresponding figure of 1901 of Kashmir division of the State.

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