Discuss the various social problems that originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India.
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Shows that rapid, unrecognised urbanisation leaves many places without urban governance, a root of urban social problems.
- Census towns rose from 1,362 in 2001 to 3,894 in 2011 and accounted for about 30% of urban growth that decade, yet many are still governed as villages.
- Census 2011 recorded 31.2% urbanisation, while an EAC-PM estimate puts it at up to 63% in 2015.
- Link undercounting to unplanned growth, poor sanitation and weak land-use control at city edges.