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What makes rural settlement different from urban settlement in India? Explain.

Answer:

Difference between rural and urban settlements in India are:

Rural Settlements:

(i) Most of the people are engaged in primary activities to support their life.

(ii) The people in the rural society had homogeneity and thus enjoyed more or less the same social status and had Informal Social relationships with each other.

(iii) Inadequate educational facilities.

(iv) Inadequate infrastructure.

(v) Life in the society was very simple and reflected in the way of living, dressing, food, habits, shelter and manners etc. showing low standard of living.

Urban Settlements:

(i) Most of the people are engaged in secondary and tertiary activities/ other than primary activities.

(ii) The people in the city belong to different castes, creeds, religions and cultures, thus do not enjoy the same social status and had formal Social relationships with each other.

(iii) Adequate educational facilities.

(iv) Adequate infrastructure.

(v) Life in the city is not simple but very complex and complicated showing high living standard.