Difference between city and town

Difference between city and town

Cities and towns are differentiated primarily by an area’s demography and its geography. In simple terms, cities are larger dwelling places than towns. Cities are more densely populated than towns. Towns, as mentioned earlier, are smaller than cities but bigger than villages most of the important administrative offices are situated in the cities. The governance of cities is handled by corporate bodies whereas municipal bodies rule the towns.

1.     1   Cities are larger than towns and more densely populated.
2. As cities advance, they may sometimes merge with, or incorporate surrounding areas. Towns on the other hand, tend not to do this.
3. The center of power mainly rests in the cities and not in the towns. Most of the important administrative offices are situated in the cities.
4. Corporate bodies rule the cities; municipalities, the towns. A mayor is the head of a city corporation, while a chairman is the head of a municipality.
5. In the US, ‘city’ is a legal term that means an urban area with autonomous power. In other countries, the word does not have a legal basis but refers to a large settlement.

 No.of districts in India

There are total 600 districts in India. as follows

STATE		No. OF DISTRICTS
ANDHRA PRADESH		23
ASSAM		23
ARUNACHAL PRADESH		14
GUJRAT		25
BIHAR		37
HARYANA		19
HIMACHAL PRADESH		12
JAMMU & KASHMIR		14
KARNATAKA		27
KERALA		14
MADHYA PRADESH		48
MAHARASHTRA		35
MANIPUR		9
MEGHALAYA		7
MIZORAM		8
NAGALAND		8
ORISSA		30
PUNJAB		17
RAJASTHAN		32
SIKKIM		4
TAMIL NADU		29
TRIPURA		4
UTTAR PRADESH		70
WEST BENGAL		19
DELHI		9
GOA		2
PONDICHERY		4
LAKSHDWEEP		1
DAMAN & DIU		1
DADRA & NAGAR		1
CHANDIGARH		1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR		2
UTTARANCHAL		13
JHARKHAND		22
CHATTISGARH		16