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patterns of urban population growth by functional
groups of towns.
Table 7,51 Rate of Urban Population Growth and
Sex ratio by Functional Groups of Towns
Functional
Group
No.of
Towns
Annual Growth
Rate (%)
1971-81
Manufacturing 2 8.10
Trade &
Commerce 3 6.24
Agriculture 9 5.70
Services 2 5.03
Sex Ratio·
1190
1099
1161
1226
• Males per thousand females.
A clear pattern could be observed between
functional groups and growth rates of urban population
from Table 7.5. As expected, manufactur ing
towns recorded the highest average annual ;rowth
rate of 8,10 per cent during 1971-81 followed by
trade and commerce with 6.24 per cent, agriculture
with 5.70 per cent and services with 5.03 per cent,
in that order. These findings lead us to conclude
that manufacturing towns grow much faster than any
other types of towns.
Sex ratio to a certain