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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

[Abha Sharma]

Types of Settlements according to function

Industrial Towns

• has railways and canals for transports
  
• has housing and industry mixed together
  
• Newer industrial town planning ensures the housing and industry are apart.
  

Market Towns

• Found in fertile farming sites
  
• Many services e.g. shops and offices
  
• Good transport links – often they are route center
  

Ports

• Found where there are sheltered harbours
  
• Flat land for building on nearby
  
• Modern ports need deeper water for today’s larger ships
  
• Many ports has gone through a lot of redevelopment
  

Seaside Resorts

• Close to industrial areas with large populations, with good rail and roads
  
• On the sea−front are hotels and entertainments such as pubs and bingo
  
• Guest houses are found inland where the land is cheaper to buy
  
• Housing found further inland, with industry on the outskirts
  
• Promenades pedestrian roads along the front of the resort