According to Census 2001, the criteria adopted for a town or a city is as follows:
- All those areas where there is Municipality, Corporation, Cantonment Board or Notified Town Area Committee.
- All those area where
(a) 5000 or more population live
(b) 75 % or more population are employed in non-agriculture sector
(c) density Qf population is 400 or more per square kilometre.
