Nirvahana - An off the grid and Integrated communal living

India, like most major emerging economies, has been witnessing accelerating urbanisation. As per the census of India in 2001, about 72% of the population lived in rural areas, and 28% in urban areas. By 2011, these figures had changed to 69% rural population and 31% urban population. In fact, as per census 2011, for the first time since India’s independence, the absolute increase in population was more in urban areas than in rural areas.