Describe the functional classification of towns …

The functional classification of Indian towns are as follows :

1. Administrative Towns: Supporting administrative headquarters of higher order. Example of administrative headquaters are Chandigarh, New Delhi, Bhopal, Shillong, Guwahati, Imphal, Srinagar, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur, Chennai, etc.
2. Industrial Towns: In Industrial towns, industries constitute prime motive force. Example of  Industrial towns are Mumbai, Salem, Coimbatore, Modinagar, Jamshedpur, Hoogli, Bhilai, etc.
3. Transport cities: Port towns that are primarily engaged in import and export are Transport cities.Kandla, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam, etc are Transport cities.Agra, Dhulia, Mughalsarai, etc. are hubs of inland transport .
4. Commercial Towns: Such towns specialise in trade and commerce. For example, Kolkata, Satna, and Saharanpur.
5. Mining Towns: Such towns develop in mineral rich areas. For example Raniganj, Jharia, Digboi, Singrauli, etc.
6. Garrisson Cantonment Towns: In Garrison Cantonment Towns the main function is related to defence .For example, Ambala, Jalandhar, Babina, etc.