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Residential Use including roads and transportation
For assessing the spatial requirements of the land for the designed population of 1 lakh in 2011 of
Krishnagiri local planning area, the criteria adopted is that 40% of the urbanisable area will be for
residential use and the remaining 60% for the other use. It is proposed in master plan to bring the
additional requirement of 287 Ha for residential use from other usage and from surrounding villages.
Commercial and Industrial Use
The commercial use which includes markets, wholesale mandis, retail shops, cinema theatres occupies
30 Ha and is concentrated in the heart of the town. Around 9.41% of the land has been proposed for
commercial use. At present the industrial estate is not functioning well. It is proposed to allot about
3.5 % of land i.e. 34 Ha of land for industrial use in Krishangiri local planning area.
Parks and Play Fields
As per the master plan the land required for parks and playgrounds as per the norm of 0.4 Ha for 1000
population for the anticipated population of 1 lakh in 2011 will be 40 Ha.
3.2 Economic status
The town is a multifunctional town with both retail and wholesale business units. Krishnagiri serves
as the district headquarters and an important commercial centre.
3.2.1 Primary Sector - Agriculture and Mining
Krishnagiri does not have any commercially exploitable mineral resources; however the adjacent
places do have a good amount of high quality Granite mineral, which are in demand in western
countries as well. The soils of the town are generally mixed or black loam, black sand, red sand, red
ferruginous, or gravel in nature. The black loam is considered most fertile. It absorbs moisture from
atmosphere and retains it. Considerable stretches of good loams and black clays are equal to loam in
productivity. The main crops in and around the town are Paddy, Maize, Raggi, Banana, Sugarcane,
Cotton, Tamarind, Coconut, Mango, Groundnut, Vegetables and Flowers. The town serves as the
marketing hub for trading of agricultural produce from neighboring villages.
Krishnagiri is famous for mangoes and the transactions do take place in the market during May to
July, after procuring from surrounding areas. The mango markets are located at Dharmaraja Koil
Street, Car stand Street, South Mada Street, Ambedkar Nagar main road, and at Salem road. The town
has a weekly and a daily market to serve the commercial needs for trading of agricultural produce.
CCP cum BP - Krishnagiri Municipality 10