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Table 7,6: Functional Categories <strong>of</strong> Towns <strong>and</strong><br />

Growth Rates, 1971-81<br />

Functional<br />

Categories<br />

No.<strong>of</strong><br />

Towns<br />

Annual Growth<br />

Rate (%.)<br />

1.<br />

2.<br />

3.<br />

Mon<strong>of</strong>unctional<br />

Primary<br />

Activities<br />

Bifunctional<br />

Primary Activities<br />

cum Se'rvices<br />

Multifunctional<br />

Primary cum<br />

Commerce cum<br />

Services<br />

11<br />

4<br />

1<br />

4.84<br />

7.38<br />

7.29<br />

From the table it is apparent that bifunctional<br />

<strong>and</strong> multifunctional towns are growtng much<br />

faster than mon<strong>of</strong>unctional towns.<br />

A slight<br />

departure from the general rule is higher rate <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>growth</strong> <strong>of</strong> urban <strong>population</strong> <strong>in</strong> bifunctional compared<br />

to multifunctional towns.<br />

It could be due to onll

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