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  2. Local government in India - Wikipedia

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    This local government structure extends up to the district level. The urban local government is commonly referred as "urban local bodies" (ULBs). Municipal corporations, municipal councils, and nagar panchayats are examples of urban local bodies responsible for managing local affairs, such as infrastructure development, public health, and ...

  3. Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas - Wikipedia

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    Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy for rural development in India. This concept was given by former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and discussed in his book Target 3 Billion which he co-authored with Srijan Pal Singh. The genesis of PURA can be traced to the work done by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in the early 1990s on Taluka energy self-sufficiency ...

  4. Panipat district - Wikipedia

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    At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 47.89% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 42.52% Hindi and 6.09% Punjabi as their first language. Hindi, Haryanvi and Punjabi are primarily spoken in urban areas, while Haryanvi dominates rural areas. [6]

  5. Administrative divisions of India - Wikipedia

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    The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of ...

  6. Urbanization in India - Wikipedia

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    The South Asian region though predominantly rural (accounting for 69.9% rural population as of 2010), has recorded much higher annual growth of urban population. India, the leading country in South Asia has shown an unprecedented increase in the urban population in the last few decades and its urban population has increased about 14 fold from ...

  7. Municipal governance in India - Wikipedia

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    It was the 74th amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 that brought constitutional validity to municipal or local governments. Until amendments were made in respective state municipal legislations as well, municipal authorities were organised on an ultra vires (beyond the authority) basis and the state governments were free to extend or control the functional sphere through executive ...

  8. In rural-urban divide, U.S. voters are worlds apart - AOL

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    A country once defined by regional voting now is more clearly divided by the differences between rural and urban voters. In rural-urban divide, U.S. voters are worlds apart Skip to main content

  9. Bengaluru Rural district - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2011 census Bangalore Rural district has a population of 990,923. [1] This gives it a ranking of 449th in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district has a population density of 441 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,140/sq mi). [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.02%. [1]