India has more cities than it knows of. Why are they hiding in plain sight?
India may have far more cities than the government's numbers acknowledge. A new EAC-PM paper argues that millions live in human settlements that function like towns and cities but officially remain classified as rural. While the 2011 Census said only 31.1% of Indians lived in urban areas, the paper cites satellite data to say that India might already have been 63% urban in 2015.
27 May 03:33 · India Today