The development of any city majorly depends on efficient transportation planning. There are many different problems faced by small urban cities due to which the public is facing lots of inconvenience like public transport, culvert overflow, traffic congestion, lack of traffic signals etc. In most of the small urban cities in India, there are very few public transports available in the city due to this people use their own vehicle which increases traffic congestion. This also affects the environment by increasing noise and air pollution. Lack of traffic signals leads to improper flow of vehicles in the city which results in more chances of road accidents. In the rainy season from low height culverts, water overflows by that pedestrian as well as traffic flow gets affected. This is the review paper of various researches done on problems faced by small Indian cities and this will help us to suggest how it can be minimized.