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 mostly refers to a residential area. They may be the residential
areas of a city, or separate residential communities within commuting distance
of a city͟

Generally, suburban areas (also known as suburbs), pertain to residential

districts.

A suburb can also mean the surrounding residential areas of a bigger city, and a
group of these can collectively be regarded as the suburbs.

They can actually form a part of a really big city, or they can be several
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î ÷ndia is still more living in its villages. But more ÷ndians are now living in
sub-urban towns than ever before

î Suburbs are typically made up of single-family detached residences, with

more green space and a lower population density than the city

î Many communities exist within a "gray area" between urban and

suburban, or even between suburban and rural, especially as suburban
sprawl continues.

î Suburbs have a lower population density when compared to urban

territories.
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î Ôeveloping ÷nfrastructures - The suburbs are developing new ÷ndustries so
they are growing rapidly. ÷n semi-urban segment, FMCG market size, in 2008,
was around 19% and has been scaled up by 6% to touch 21% by end of 2009

î ÷ncreasing Employment Opportunities -Opportunities are growing in suburbs,

esp. with new industries coming up

î Cheaper Housing ʹ ÷t is possible to have bigger spaces for lesser prices as

compared to cities in which land is almost unavailable today and very
expensive

î Greener, Less Populated Towns - Sub-Urban is greener and more close to

nature. The suburbs are usually areas with lesser traffic and pollution.

î More Securityʹ The suburbs ,normally do not have as high the crime rate as
cities and metros therefore they are more safe and secure living options today.

î Less Competitive ʹ Ôue to low population and less demand these towns are
not competitive and the people are more happy with simple living, thus the
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î General tendency of people is not to think something big for the future but to
just think of the monthly earning.

î Businessmen are less as compared to servicemen. Businessmen mostly consist

of Shop owners.

î People are not highly qualified to take up senior positions in the offices, people
work in Govt Offices

î Some towns that serve as ͚mandi͛ or market towns for the surrounding
countryside do better in terms of turnover

î Now, people have started travelling on daily basis to companies or factories in

neighboring urban areas.

î Children normally have to follow their forefathers' business, which may be

farming, cobbling, carpentry or running their own shop
 

î Suburbs attract the manufacturing or industrial operations

î Ôue to massive available spaces, refueling and maintenance of vehicles outlets,

factories, automobile manufacturing units are there. Bigger parking spaces are
available

î People are not highly qualified to take up senior positions in the offices, people
work in Govt Offices

î Some towns that serve as ͚mandi͛ or market towns for the surrounding
countryside do better in terms of turnover

î Now, people have started travelling on daily basis to companies or factories in

neighboring urban areas.

î Children normally have to follow their forefathers' business, which may be

farming, cobbling, carpentry or running their own shop


 

î Suburban areas tend to lack huge shopping malls; entertainment facilities are
less

î For advanced health care facilities, people may have to run to a nearby urban
locality.

î Suburban roads is less clogged in transport; noise and industrial pollution is less
and life is far less hectic than in urban areas.

î These areas do not have too many Mega Malls, or Trade Centres, or cultural
centers. Movie Theatres are also lesser

î Many independent houses are there in the suburban

î Although houses are closer to each other, or have common walls which give the
residential areas/streets congested look
  

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î Basic requirements like electricity are outside the remit of the local
administration. They depend on the state government͛s ability to supply
and distribute electric power throughout the state.

î People have accepted limited supply of electricity in their homes and

many have adjusted to battery back ups/÷nverters or Generators. Most of
them do not complain about the shortage of electricity

î For e.g. - ÷n Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, no one complained about the shortage

of electricity, in Madhubani in Bihar, the ͚current͛ came for only a few
hours every day.
  

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î There are towns with no source of water, entirely dependent on external

supplies

î There are others that have revived their local sources to tide them over
times of shortage.

î For e.g. Sehore in Madhya Pradesh faces an acute water crisis and is
dependent on tanker supplies, while Jhunjhunu is located in a perennially
dry state and yet manages its water resources. Shortage of water is one of
the biggest challenges facing most towns and cities in ÷ndia, a problem
that has to be addressed to sustain urban life.
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î The absence of planning is what defines the small towns and cities in ÷ndia

  Many of them do not even possess an accurate town map. As a result, there
is no plan on how to use the space available for expansion, to establish rules
for construction in older parts of the town, or to preserve adequate open
spaces.

  There is no particular pattern or plan in the way new structures are

constructed

  Most of the small towns have natural resources such as ponds or a river that
could be revived.

  Several towns have important historical sites that could be turned into
revenue generators by some thought and planning instead the historical
monuments are neglected and mostly vandalized.
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î Many people keep their own cows or buffaloes for milk because they do not
trust the local milk supply

î People in suburban areas go to bed early and the hustle and bustle of night
life is far subdued or even absent in a suburban.

î People are more loyal and friendly in suburbs as they get more time to
socialize.

î Weddings are an affair of a few days. Family hosting the wedding

accommodates many guests for the week

î People travel into the urban areas in order to work, shop, study, recreate, or
do business
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î Unlike the common belief, poverty and slums also have a visible presence in the
smaller towns.

î ÷n these towns upto a quarter of the population lives in slums. These are different
from the slums in larger cities in that they appear more settled, they are cleaner and
the people living in them have title to the land.

î These do not have water and sanitation and even the electricity they have is usually
stolen.

î ÷n small towns, slum people live without basic services but also without the
prospect of finding sustainable livelihoods, which is available in urban .