Some amenities and facilities are given here. Tick (correct) in the relevant column and complete the table on the basis of their presence in urban and - Geography

QUESTION

Some amenities and facilities are given here. Tick (correct) in the relevant column and complete the table on the basis of their presence in urban and rural areas or both. And write five sentences on each with examples from your vicinity.

Amenity	Available in Villages	Available in cities	Explanation
Petrol Pump
Weekly Market
Primary Health centre
Police Outpost
Art Gallery
Gram Panchayat
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)
Primary School
Senior School
College
Shop
Multi-speciality Hospital
Metro Station
Bus Station
University

SOLUTION

Amenity	Available in Villages	Available in cities	Explanation
Petrol Pump	✓	✓	Petrol pump is one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. In both rural and urban Bhandara, there are petrol pumps run by the government and private agencies. Nearly all the pumps are situated near the highways. Indian oil, Reliance and HP are the major services providers.
Weekly Market	✓		This facility is the majority found in the rural area. There are over 100 weekly markets in the district. These markets provide all kind of necessities to the people. Amangaon and Lakhan pur are the largest cattle market. Mostly agricultural commodities and other basic goods are sold in these markets. It is very rarely found in the urban areas of Bhandara.
Primary Health centre	✓	✓	A health centre is one of the most basic facilities in both rural areas and urban areas. In the rural areas, there are PHC in Shahapur, Amangaon and many other sub-centres run by the Panchayats. In urban areas, There are many medical facilities, but the number of PHC is limited.
Police Outpost	✓	✓	Police outpost and station is one of the most basic facilities in both rural areas. Both the rural and urban areas have many police stations. There is the major Rural police station in Bhandara rural. In the urban areas, there are the offices of the SP, DySP and other officials. Besides this, there are many police control rooms in the district.
Art Gallery		✓	Both rural and urban Bhandara does not have any famous art gallery. The nearest art gallery in Mauda, about 1 hour from Bhandara. There are many production centres, art centres and galleries in Mauda. Some of them are Sachi gallery Gayatri art and the Numismatics gallery. Also, the area does not have any museum or other cultural centres.
Gram Panchayat	✓		This is mainly found in the rural Bhandara. The area has about 7 Gram Panchayats in the Bhandara, Lakhandur, Lakhani, Mohadi, Pauni,  Sakoi and Tumsar blocks. All the major decisions regarding the development of the villages, weekly markets and other facilities are taken in the panchayat meetings.
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)	✓		APMC is mainly found in the rural areas of Bhandara. There are 5 APMC in the district in Bhandara, Lakhandur, Lakhani, Pauni and Tumsar. It is constituted by the state government for regulating the trade in specific agricultural, horticultural and livestock products. Wheat, Paddy, gram and peas are some of the crops covered by the APMC in Bhandara.
Primary School	✓	✓	Schools are one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. There are many Playschool and primary schools in the nearby Bhandara. Many of them are operated by private individuals. Many Playschools like Bachpan, Eurokids, Meghe and other primary schools like Maharshi Vidya Mandir and Royal Public School operate in the area.
Senior School	✓	✓	Schools are one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. There are many senior secondary schools in the nearby Bhandara. Many of them are operated by private individuals. Some of them are the Maharshi Vidya Mandir, Sunflag school, Shri Satyanarayana Mandal and Royal Public School.
College		✓	Colleges are one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. The number of colleges in the rural areas of Bhandara is very limited. The urban areas have a number of private and government colleges providing arts and technical degrees. Govt College of Education, Govt. ITI, Dr Milind Yerne college, J M Patel college and Vidyaniketan college, Vidharbha college are some of them.
Shop	✓	✓	Shop is one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. Both the rural and urban areas have many shops selling a variety of commodities. The rural areas also have many weekly markets. The number of supermarkets and other departmental stores in rural areas is very limited. The urban areas of Bhnadara have some supermarkets and small shopping malls.
Multi-speciality Hospital		✓	Hospitals are one of the most basic facilities in both rural and urban area. The number of hospitals in the rural areas of Bhandara is very limited. The urban areas have a number of private and government multi-speciality hospitals. City Care, Lakh and smile multi-speciality hospitals are some of the private hospitals. Districts General Hospital is the government hospital in the area.
Metro station		✓	Railway is one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. There are no metro stations in the Bhandara area. But in May 2018, the Maharashtra metro rail corporation and the Indian railway decided to extend the Nagpur metro route to Katol, Wardha, Ramtek and Bhandara. Currently, the Bhnadara road railway station serves the rail transportation needs of the area.
Bus station	✓	✓	Railway is one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. There are many bus services provided by the state government and private agencies. Government bus depots are present in both the rural and urban areas. Bhandara, Tirora, Gondiya, Pauni, Sakoli and Tumsar are the major bus stands in the region. All these areas also have respective bus depots.
University		✓	Universities are one of the most basic facilities in both rural area and urban area. The number of Universities in the rural and urban areas of Bhandara is very limited. The nearby cities have a number of private and government colleges providing arts and technical degrees. Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Ambedkar Technological University, Animal and Fisheries University and University of Health Sciences are some of the government universities.