Urbanisation involves a significant shift in the distribution of population from rural to urban locations. The urbanisation phase of urban development is the first of 2 stages which are characterised by the overall growth of the daily urban system. it is associated with the expansion of employment opportunities in the city and with the expansion of employment opportunities in the city and with increases in the effeciency of agriculture which release workers from the land. Urban growth and urbanisation have transformed the global pattern of settlement over the past century. The impact however has been far greater than one of mere location of population as towns and cities represent and have introduced new and different forms of social organisation, interaction and behaviour. Life in the city has different wide range of choices and opportunities. As well as shifting into urban places, the population is being urbanised in a social sense.