Q200
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Transport, Ports & Urbanisation
According to the Census of India 2011, the highest urbanization took place in which of the following States?
- a.Maharastra
- b.Goa
- c.Tamil Nadu
- d.Kerala
Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu, with about 48.4% of its people living in urban areas in Census 2011, was the most urbanised of the major states. Kerala came close at about 47.7%, after the sharpest rise in urban share between 2001 and 2011. Maharashtra was about 45.2% urban, though it had the largest urban population in absolute numbers. Note: Goa, a small state, had the highest urban share of all states at about 62%, so (B) is factually correct.