A number of Indian and foreign scholars have made an effort to define this fringe belt. They have discussed the characteristics of fringe area in their studies. Rural Urban fringe is the land with urban phenomenon. The rural land is forced into urban uses prematurely and is a almost frozen rarely being restored to agriculture uses.
Characteristics and problem: It is apparent that rural urban fringe is a transitional zone between urban and rural areas. The urban fringe suffer from the problem of urban expansion, where the extension of building on road side, the establish meant of new industries and several other urban function and features are developed