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.
Highlights
Examining the process of urbanisation in different states of India remains a continuing concern among many scholars (Dasgupta, 1987; Giri, 1998; Konar, 2009; Sivaramakrishnan et al, 2005; Sita and Phadke, 1985; Samanta, 2012)
The recent processes of urbanisation in West Bengal are at the heart of understanding of this research
The pattern of level of urbanisation in West Bengal perfectly coincides with the pattern of urban population distribution except for Darjiling
Summary
Examining the process of urbanisation in different states of India remains a continuing concern among many scholars (Dasgupta, 1987; Giri, 1998; Konar, 2009; Sivaramakrishnan et al, 2005; Sita and Phadke, 1985; Samanta, 2012). The recent processes of urbanisation in West Bengal are at the heart of understanding of this research. This is a meso-level study, where the 19 districts of West Bengal (except Alipurduar) have been selected. The research discusses the methods deployed and examines the process of urbanisation in West Bengal
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