This link gives the criteria:

http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/kerala/13-concept-34.pdf

For a town, the population criteria is quite small. To be called a town, it
should meet all the following criteria:
1)Population exceeds 5,000
2)At least 75% of male working population is employed outside the
agricultural sector
3)Minimum population density of 400 persons per km

Regards,
Devdatta Tengshe
Ph: 735-358-0782

On 27-Aug-2016 12:51 am, "Arun Ganesh" <[email protected]> wrote:

> The 2001 census defined a city as a place with over 100,000 persons [1].
> Any idea if there is a more updated definition, or what would be the
> difference between a village and town?
>
> [1] http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2c
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