USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A rural area is an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people. A rural area’s population density is very low.

Detailed explanation-2: -In general, rural areas are sparsely populated, have low housing density, and are far from urban centers. Urban areas make up only 3 percent of the entire land area of the country but are home to more than 80 percent of the population.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) defines ‘rural’ as follows: An area with a population density of up to 400 per square kilometer, Villages with clear surveyed boundaries but no municipal board, A minimum of 75% of male working population involved in agriculture and allied activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rural population refers to the population in areas that have a lower population density than urban areas and are spread over a larger area out than urban centres. Rural population is the population living outside of cities. Work in these areas is often more focused on agriculture than urban areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Rural” encompasses all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. For the 2020 Census, an urban area will comprise a densely settled core of census blocks that meet minimum housing unit density and/or population density requirements.