Distinguish between villages and towns.

Answer

Villages	Towns
1. Villages are the clusters of the house of the people who are mostly engaged in primary occupations such as agriculture, pastoral fishing and lumberings etc.	1. Towns are the cluster of houses of the people who are mostly engaged in secondary and tertiary occupations such as business, industries and other services.
2. They are comparatively of small size.	2. They are bigger in size than the villages.
3. They are administered by Gram Panchayat.	3. They are administered either by municipality or by corporation or cantonment board.
4. The houses are mostly made of mud and vegetation. The dwellings are mostly kachcha.	4. The houses are mostly built of bricks or mortar. The houses are puckka and durable.
5. Villages lack in modern facilities of life such as schools, transport, health and recreation etc.	5. Towns enjoy the modern facilities of life. There are good education centres, health centres and recreation centres etc.
6. They do not have market facility except once or two shops of daily use.	6. There are good market centres. Villagers come here to sell their products and they buy the industrial goods.
7. Villages are pollution free.	7. Towns generally have polluted atmosphere due to the high density of population and industries etc.