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There are only a few pucca

houses. Most of the villages Knowledge Zone
  Towns are smaller than cities in terms of area and
do not have pucca roads. population.

People have to walk or use   In India, there are four metro cities—Delhi, Mumbai,
bullock-cart to go to other Kolkata and Chennai.

places. Many villages in our   Once Delhi was known as Indraprastha, Mumbai
country do not have schools, as Bombay, Kolkata as Calcutta and Bengaluru as
Bangalore.
hospitals, markets and other   There are many big and small towns in our country.
necessary facilities. Some

villages do not have proper
drinking water and electricity. Children need to walk long distance to

go to schools. In some villages, women have to bring water from far-off
places. Every village in our country has a Gram Panchayat. Its members

are elected by the people living in that village. One of the members is
made the Pradhan or Sarpanch (Head) of the Gram Panchayat. The

Gram Panchayat works for the welfare of the people. Its main work is
to provide and maintain facilities for the people living in villages. An

elected Nyaya Panchayat hears and solves the disputes of villagers.

The Gram Panchayat runs schools and primary health centres. It builds
roads and digs wells for drinking water.

• Critical thinking
Say whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Most of the people in India live in cities.
2. The lifestyle of people living in cities and villages is the same.
3. Kutcha houses are seen in villages.

Cities

The cities are bigger than the villages. People in cities are not engaged
in farming. Their main occupations are trade, industry, transport and

services. Most of the houses and roads are pucca. The public utilities
are easily available.

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