Question

Write differences.

Rural Community and Urban Community

Answer 1

No.	Rural community	Urban community
1.	The rural community lives in villages. They have a sense of togetherness.	The urban community lives in towns, cities, and metros with their different way of life.
2.	Villages are comparatively smaller in size and population density. In the Indian context, it has a population of about 5000.	Urban areas are larger in size and characterized by high population density.
3.	Agriculture is the major occupation in villages. The rural community also engages in pottery, carpentry, smithy, basket weaving, etc.	The occupation is mainly non-agricultural, i.e. based on manufacturing, trade and commerce, services, etc.
4.	The rural community maintains primary relations.	The urban community maintains secondary relations.
5.	The rural community is based on primary relations. The relationship is informal, personal, and inclusive. The ‘we feeling’ helps to build social cohesiveness.	Urban community is based on secondary relations. The cities are characterized by formal interactions and impersonal relationships. There is a lack of ‘we feeling.’
6.	Rural communities have similarities in their ways of thinking, behaving, dressing, acting, and living.	Urban community is heterogenous (people with different social backgrounds live in the same territory).
7.	The rural community is built around the institution of the family.	The urban community has Nuclear families. More than the family as a unit, an individual is given more importance.