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2.2 Krishnagiri municipality - administrative status
Krishnagiri is a first grade municipal town with effect from17.04.1984. Formerly it was a town
panchayat and was constituted into a municipality with effect from 1.04.1965. It has an extent of
11.50 sqkm comprising of three revenue villages namely Krishnagiri, Boganpalli (Part) and
Kattiganapalli (Part)
The Municipal Council, comprising of 33 ward members, is headed by Chairperson. The executive
wing is headed by Commissioner, who is assisted by a team of officials including Municipal engineer,
Sanitary Officer and Manager. The current Municipal Council took charge in 2006.
2.3 Population
2.3.1 Decadal trends
Population in Krishnagiri town has not registered a steady decline during last four decades although it
increased in absolute terms throughout the period. As per the last census 2001 population was 64,587
with floating population of approximately 10,000 daily. Decreasing population growth rate in last four
decades can be attributed to general migration in search of employment and lesser opportunities for
meaningful employment to residents of the town.
Exhibit 2.2 provides a snapshot of the population growth over the last few decades.
Exhibit 2.2 Population growth trend
Year Population
1961 23827
Growth Rate (%)
Annual Decadal
1971 35383 4.0% 48.5%
1981 48335 3.2% 36.6%
1991 60315 2.2% 24.8%
2001 64587 0.7% 7.1%
Source: Census 2001, www.tnulbs.tn.gov.in
From our interactions with town planning officials, residential density is not uniform through out the
town. Density is high in the centre and decreases in the peripheral areas. High density ranges from
100 - 150 persons per hectare (PPH) in the central part of the town and 30 - 60 persons per hectare
(PPH) in the peripheral areas with low density. According to a recent survey, there are 21 slums with
total population of approx. 26503 in around 4479 houses. Slum population constitutes about 41% of
the present town population.
CCP cum BP - Krishnagiri Municipality 4