Urbanisation in West Bengal: An Analysis of Recent Processes

Biswajit Ghosh; Namita Chakma

doi:10.20896/saci.v2i2.86

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)
Space and Culture, India

Research

Urbanisation in West Bengal: An Analysis of Recent Processes

https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v2i2.86

Published 2014-11-01

Biswajit Ghosh
Namita Chakma

Biswajit Ghosh
Khorad Amena High School, Satgachhia, Barddhaman, India

Namita Chakma
Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Barddhaman, India

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Ghosh, B., & Chakma, N. (2014). Urbanisation in West Bengal: An Analysis of Recent Processes. Space and Culture, India, 2(2), 28–41. https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v2i2.86

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Received 2014-11-16
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Abstract

The present work intends to study the recent processes of urbanisation of West Bengal by measuring some selected indices: like level of urbanisation, decadal growth of urban population, rate of urbanisation, pace of urbanisation and urban growth, contribution of growth in urban population to total growth and rural-urban displacement. It is a meso-level study, and 19 districts of the state have been selected as units of study. Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the research has identified three principal factors that determine the processes of urbanisation in the state: rural-urban displacement, decadal growth rate and rate of urbanisation. All these three factors responded positively in both primary and secondary loadings.

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