It is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population has attained urban characteristics.
Population exceeds 5,000.
At least 75% of male main working population is employed outside the agricultural sector.
Density of 400 person per sq. Km
Freight Village —
A ‘Freight Village’ is a specialised industrial estate which attracts companies that require logistics services and can cluster to improve their competitiveness.
This will allow relocation of retailers, warehouse operators and logistics service providers supplying the regional FMCG market.
Due to its proximity to the main city, it will serve as a distribution centre and as a point of transfer between long distance transport by truck, rail and waterway and short distance distribution with delivery vans. ‘Freight Village’ includes an inter-modal terminal, which facilitates integration between different modes of transport
