Human Settlement Test - 3

Kolkata is the most culturally rich city in India. The capital of West Bengal is also helmed as the land of intellectuals as it is the home of many Nobel Laureates and other people of prominence. The city makes for the third most populated cities in India. 

Area - 205 sq.km

Density - 22,000/sq.km

Population - 4,631,392

Rural-to-urban migration, particularly in developing countries, puts enormous pressure on urban infrastructure and services that are already under serious stress, indicating a negative impact on urban environments.

Cities in developing countries suffer from several social ills, including insufficient financial resources to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the basic needs of the population, particularly the urban poor.

The oldest well-documented urban settlement has been found in Mesopotamia, reflecting the historical significance of the region as one of the earliest cradles of civilization, unlike the Huang He valley, Indus valley, or Nile valley.

New York was the first city to attain the status of a mega city by 1950, with a total population of about 12.5 million.

Insufficient financial resources fail to create adequate social infrastructure catering to the basic needs of the urban poor in developing countries, indicating a socio-cultural problem related to lack of resources for social services.

Owns and cities specialising in trade and commerce are known as commercial towns.

53 cities in India have attained the million status in 2011.

Approximately 20% of the total urban population in India lives in mega cities.

More than one-fifth (21.0%) of the urban population in India lives in mega cities.

Urbanization is expressed in terms of percentage, reflecting the proportion of a country's population residing in urban areas compared to rural areas, highlighting the degree of urban development within a society.