Abstract: The process of society’s transformation from a predominantly rural, to a predominantly urban population is defined as ‘Urbanization’. This includes two things, an increase in the number of people living in urban settlements and an increase in the percentage of the population engaged in non-agricultural activities, whilst living in such places. The present study is an attempt to describe the urbanization of Solan, for the period of 1947 to 2003. study focuses mainly on the town of Solan, which is considered to be a relatively progressive and populous area of Solan District, locate in the Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh. The concerned study has highlighted the main factors those appeared to be responsible for the urbanization of Solan town during Pre-Independence and Post-Independence period.
Keywords: Urbanization, Pre-Independence, Post-Independence, transformation, Solan District, non-agricultural activities.
Title: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF URBANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE PREMISE TO SOLAN TOWN OF HIMACHAL PRADESH)
Author: Dr. Ritu Mehta, Dr. Mallika Nadda
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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