COMPARISON BETWEEN TOWN AND REGION

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TOWN :-TOWN :-•It is a densely populated and developed area which is larger than a village It is a densely populated and developed area which is larger than a village and smaller than a district.and smaller than a district. Ex:- Panchkula ,Mohali, Zirakpur,etc.Ex:- Panchkula ,Mohali, Zirakpur,etc.•It is a small urban place having:-It is a small urban place having:-

- a minimum population of 5000;- a minimum population of 5000; - at least 75% of male working- at least 75% of male working population engaged in non-population engaged in non- agricultural pursuits;agricultural pursuits; - a density of population of at least- a density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.400 persons per sq. km.

• A TOWN is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas.

• "Town" originally meant a fortified municipality, whereas a borough (a town on district with right of local govt.) was not fortified.

• In modern a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."

REGION:-REGION:-• A large indefinite portion of the earth’s surface with either A large indefinite portion of the earth’s surface with either

natural or manmade characteristics, which mark it off as natural or manmade characteristics, which mark it off as being different from the areas around it.being different from the areas around it.

Ex:- Hilly region, Coastal region,Ex:- Hilly region, Coastal region, Desert Region etc.Desert Region etc.

• It is a space comprising, cultural, social It is a space comprising, cultural, social

and economic aspects bounded by and economic aspects bounded by geographical or administrative geographical or administrative boundaries.boundaries.

Ex:- Rajasthan and NCR .Ex:- Rajasthan and NCR .•A region is a part or section of a country A region is a part or section of a country or the world.or the world.

• Regions consist of sub-regions that contain clusters of like areas Regions consist of sub-regions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity of description based on a that are distinctive by their uniformity of description based on a range of statistical data, for example demographic, and locales.range of statistical data, for example demographic, and locales.

• A Regions is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than A Regions is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest (which could be, for example, the the whole areas of interest (which could be, for example, the world, a nation, a river basin, mountain range, and so on), and world, a nation, a river basin, mountain range, and so on), and larger than a specific site.larger than a specific site.

• A region may be seen as a collection of smaller units . Regions A region may be seen as a collection of smaller units . Regions can be broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical can be broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of Humanity and the environment and the interaction of Humanity and the environment (environmental geography). (environmental geography).

• A region can be differentiate on the A region can be differentiate on the basis of Historical, Political, and basis of Historical, Political, and Cultural cohesiveness from its Cultural cohesiveness from its neighbors.neighbors.

Ex:- Jaipur, Jaisalmer, South Ex:- Jaipur, Jaisalmer, South regions.regions.• A region is a collection of smaller units A region is a collection of smaller units

oror as one part of a larger whole.as one part of a larger whole.• Region comprises of number of towns Region comprises of number of towns

and villages.and villages.• It is a larger space than a town but It is a larger space than a town but

smaller than a city.smaller than a city.

TOWN AND REGION COMPARISONTOWN AND REGION COMPARISON

a. a. SIZE AND SCALE:-SIZE AND SCALE:- TOWN TOWN REGIONREGION- Smaller in size It comprises of - Smaller in size It comprises of towns towns and villages so it is and villages so it is larger in size.larger in size.

b. b. BOUNDARY:-BOUNDARY:- TOWN TOWN REGION REGION- Road can Road can It has a naturally or It has a naturally or act as a boundary act as a boundary arbitrarily arbitrarily assigned assigned called an ‘Edge’ or called an ‘Edge’ or boundary boundary ‘ ‘seam’ can be a seam’ can be a limit of extentlimit of extent

c. c. DENSITY:-DENSITY:- TOWN TOWN REGION REGION-Depend upon the Depend upon the Depend upon the Depend upon the no.no. no. of people per no. of people per of towns and of towns and unit area unit area Villages consist in Villages consist in a a particular region.particular region.d. d. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL:-DEVELOPMENT CONTROL:- TOWN REGIONTOWN REGION-The town develops This depends on The town develops This depends on thethe w.r.t its surrounding towns and w.r.t its surrounding towns and villages villages areas in that regionareas in that region

e. e. ARCHITECTURE AND NORMS:-ARCHITECTURE AND NORMS:- TOWN TOWN REGIONREGION-Architectural features The Architectural features The Architecture,Architecture, and norms depend on its features and norms depend on its features andand the type of region. norms will the type of region. norms will made, made, Like :-hilly region have as per the Like :-hilly region have as per the type of type of different features and region.different features and region.norms than the desert norms than the desert Region.Region.

f. f. URBAN PATTERN:-URBAN PATTERN:- TOWN REGIONTOWN REGION-A particular pattern There is no A particular pattern There is no patternpattern is followed for its to be followed,is followed for its to be followed, planning while planning planning while planning

g. AESTHATIC APPEARANCE:-AESTHATIC APPEARANCE:- TOWN REGIONTOWN REGION-Planned town Its appearance Planned town Its appearance produces good depends on theproduces good depends on the impact as it has development of impact as it has development of a particular towns and a particular towns and villages villages patternpattern

COMPARISON THROUGH COUNTRIESCOMPARISON THROUGH COUNTRIES1.Australia :1.Australia :•In Australia, towns are commonly understood to be centers of population In Australia, towns are commonly understood to be centers of population not formally declared to be cities and usually with a population in excess not formally declared to be cities and usually with a population in excess of about 250 people. of about 250 people.

•Centers too small to be called towns are generally understood to be a Centers too small to be called towns are generally understood to be a township. township.

•In addition, local governments are officially styled as towns in queen In addition, local governments are officially styled as towns in queen land, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. In Victoria , localities land, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. In Victoria , localities may be described as a town if they contain a town as described above.may be described as a town if they contain a town as described above.

ii. India :ii. India :•In India, under most state laws, no village or In India, under most state laws, no village or settlement can be classified as a town unless its settlement can be classified as a town unless its population crosses 20,000 inhabitants. population crosses 20,000 inhabitants.

•On the basis of population and other issues, the On the basis of population and other issues, the state government notifies a larger community (over state government notifies a larger community (over 10,000) as a 10,000) as a notified areanotified area, and its administration is , and its administration is under the locally elected under the locally elected notified area committeenotified area committee..

DEVELOPMENT PLANSDEVELOPMENT PLANS:

•There are two basic types of development plans, town or city development plans and regional development plans.  •Town or city development plans are confined spatially to the political boundaries of the town or city for which they are prepared.• Regional development plans demonstrate a much wider spatial definition.  Sometimes these are city-region plans that incorporate a city and its hinterland. 

• Other types of regional plans include rural regions and national development plans. 

• A regional plan is usually confined by political boundaries, but they may encompass more than one political boundary and often have other influences on the spatial definition, such as social, ecological or geographic influences.

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