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TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS

Classification based on Population Size

Class Population
Class I 1,00,000 and above
Class II 50,000 – 99,999
Class III - 20,000 – 49,999
Class IV - 10,000 – 19,999
Class V - 5,000 – 9,999
Class VI - less than 5,000

There is another classification of urban settlements. The classification is as follows:
Town Places which have less than one lakh population
City Urban centres having population between one lakh to one
million.
Metropolitan Cities Cities having population in between one million to five million
Mega cities Cities having more than 5 million population