In India, a Census Town is one which has:
- A minimum population of 5,000
- At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits
- A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.
In Ireland, a Census Town is;
| “ | a cluster of fifty or more occupied dwellings, not having a legally defined boundary, in which within a distance of 800 metres there is a nucleus of either thirty occupied houses on both sides of the road or twenty occupied houses on one side of the road. | ” |
External references
- Census of India, 2001"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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