Question
How is a town different from a city?
Solution
(i) A town is smaller is size than a city. A settlement with a population of one lakh or more persons is called a city. On the other hand, a town should have population of 5,000 or more persons.
(ii) Towns are bigger than villages but smaller than the cities. Generally, the local self government of a town is called municipality while that of a city is corporation.
(iii) Generally, the density of population in a town is less than the density of population of a city or cities.
