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India receives solar energy equivalent to over 5,000 trillion kWh per year. The daily average solar energy incident varies from 4 -7 kWh per square meter depending upon the location. The annual average global solar radiation on horizontal surface, incident over India, is about 5.5 kWh per square meter per day. There are about 300 clear sunny days in most parts of the country.

According to the Census of 2001, and data published by the Ministry of Urban Development, India had a population of 1027 million, as on 1st March, 2001. About 285 million people (27.8% of the total population) live in urban areas. While the population in rural areas grew by 17.9% during the decade between 1991 and 2001, that in urban areas grew by as much as 31.2%, indicating a migration from rural to urban areas (besides normal population growth).

There are a total of 4378 urban agglomerations and towns in the country (the census data shows 5161 towns). Of tqhese, 423 towns and cities have a population or more than 1 lakh. There are 35 urban agglomerations and cities with a population of over 1 million. The total number of urban households in the country is 53.7 million.