Synopsis In a country like India where majority of people are living in rural villages, integrated rural development planning has got special significance. Appropriate location of social and economic activities over a physical space is considered to be essential for achieving balanced development of a region because we cannot provide all services and development programmes for all settlements due to scarcity of resources. The growth centres are an appropriate method for micro-level planning as it takes a whole hierarchy of centre places with its hinterland on its focus. The emphasis in micro-level its focus. The emphasis in micro-level planning lies on the planning from the lowest level to the highest level with a clearly demarcated region. Therefore growth centres oriented integrated area planning is the best approach for development of local resource potential and infrastructural facilities. The nook is great importance for students of Post Graduate, M. Phil and research Scholars in disciplines of science and social sciences. The book is also useful to solve the problem of regional imbalances and achieve balanced regional development.