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Volume : III, Issue : I, February - 2013 LEVELS OF URBANIZATION IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA: A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY GATADE D. G , VHASMANE A. S. AND KHANDEKAR M. S. Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The Solapur district is one of the urbanized districts in the Maharashtra state
having about one third of the population in urban areas whereas about two fifth of state
population lives in urban area. The Solapur district accounts for 31.83 per cent of total
population concentrated in urban areas. The level of urbanization is a good indicator of
level of development and also provides the base for analyzing the quality of life in spatial
perspective. In this paper an attempt has been made to examine the levels of
urbanization. The entire study is based on secondary data.Data is mainly derived from
the District Census Handbook of Solapur and Socio economic Review and District
Statistical Abstract of Solapur.Tehsil is selected as basic unit of study investigation.The
year selected for study is 2001census year.Level of urbanization is calculated by using
Z score value as well as on total percentage of urban population. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : GATADE D. G , VHASMANE A. S. AND KHANDEKAR M. S., (2013). LEVELS OF URBANIZATION IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA: A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. I, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1992.pdf References :
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