What is meant by de – urbanization?


For administrative purposes, Britain divided colonial India into three presidents.
This has increased the importance of the presidential cities of Bombay, Madras, and Kolkata. These cities became the center of British power in various parts of India a new factory was built and trade developed.
At the same time as these cities expanded, the cities that manufactured specialty products were declining due to lower demand for what they produced.
The old trade center and port could not survive when the trade flow moved to the new center. Similarly, when the local rulers were defeated by British troops, the former regional center of power collapsed and a new administrative center emerged. This process is known as counter urbanization or deurbanization.

Final Answer:
Hence, the following is meant by deurbanization.