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?A careful study of census reveals some fascinating trends of urbanization in the 19th century?. This statement can be explained as follows:
(i) The ratio of the urban population was very low and had remained stagnant from 19th century to the first two decades of the 20th century.
(ii) The urban population increased from about 10% of the total population to about 13% from 1900 to 1940.
(iii) There were important variations in the patterns of urban development in different parts.
The growth of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay as the new commercial and administrative centres was at the expense of other existing urban centres. These cities became the hub of the colonial economy. But the smaller towns had limited opportunity to grow economically.
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