What is meant by urban agglomeration?

What is meant by urban agglomeration?

Urban Agglomeration (UA): An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns.

How many areas are in Ahmedabad?

464 km²
Ahmedabad/Area

Which is the third highest urban agglomeration of India?

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What is population density of Ahmedabad?

approximately 9,900 people per square kilometer
The population density is approximately 9,900 people per square kilometer or around 26,000 per square mile with 464 square kilometers (or 179.2 square miles) available in the city area.

What is an example of urban agglomeration?

Examples: Central Railway Colony (OG), Triveni Nagar (N.E.C.S.W.) (OG), etc. Each such town together with its outgrowth(s) is treated as an integrated urban area and is designated as an ‘urban agglomeration’.

Is Ahmedabad a costly city?

Gujarat’s biggest city, Ahmedabad, has consistently ranked better than its peers in terms of cost of living. While rental prices in the city range between Rs 10,000 and Rs 26,000 and are comparable to other metros, Ahmedabad scores high in terms of the cheap cost of utilities (such as the internet) and transportation.

How many Muslims live in Ahmedabad?

760,920
Hinduism is majority religion in Ahmedabad city with 81.56 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Ahmedabad with approximately 13.51 % following it….Ahmedabad Religion 2011.

Which is the urban agglomeration of Ahmedabad, India?

As per data released by Govt. of India for Census 2011, Ahmedabad is an Urban Agglomeration coming under category of Million Plus UA/City. Ahmedabad city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Ahmedabad Urban Region.

What is the population of Ahmedabad in India?

As per the provisional reports of Census India, the population of Ahmedabad City in 2011 is 55,77,940 (55.77 Lakhs) of which the male population is 24,02,523 and the female population is 19,73,870.

When did Ahmedabad become the capital of Gujarat?

By 1960, Ahmedabad had become a metropolis with a population of slightly under half a million people, with classical and colonial European-style buildings lining the city’s thoroughfares. It was chosen as the capital of Gujarat state after the partition of the State of Bombay on 1 May 1960.

When did the British take over the city of Ahmedabad?

In 1780, during the First Anglo-Maratha War, a British force under James Hartley stormed and captured Ahmedabad, but it was handed back to the Marathas at the end of the war. The British East India Company took over the city in 1818 during the Third Anglo-Maratha War. A military cantonment was established in 1824 and a municipal government in 1858.