Estimates of urbanisation pattern in Tiruchirapalli District: An economic analysis

Abstract

Urbanisation is an index of transformation from traditional rural economy to modern industrial economy and progressive concentration of population in urban units. It mostly subsumes the rural populace attributes usurping along the agricultural land for industrial activities or for the settlement purpose. Urban conversion of agricultural land was intense and alarming in a few districts and states with high rates of economic growth. The specific objectives set forth are to evaluate the structure and pattern of urbanisation in the study area and to determine the impact perception and factors influencing on urbanisation in the study area. A multistage stratified random sampling technique was adopted in this study. The tools of analysis used are descriptive statistics, urban indices and log it model. The results revealed that the urban indices of the three sample talukas that the urbanisation has been more pronounced in the peri-urban and urban gradients than the rural gradient, as per the census 2011 and 2001 and also the study revealed that the urbanisation has both positive and negative impacts on the sample respondents.