Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
Arani Town - Municipal
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Chapter ñ 6 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
6 HOUSIING<br />
6.1 EXISTING HOUSING SCENARIO<br />
6.1.1 HOUSING CONDITION<br />
The <strong>Town</strong> has 11216 residential units of which only 2.03% residential units are in<br />
dilapidated condition. There are certain wards having higher intensity of dilapidated<br />
structures, located in the slum areas which are in wards 9, 14, 18, 29, and 31 (See<br />
Figure 4.1)<br />
Figure 6-1: Housing Condition<br />
Source: Compiled from Housing and Household amenities census, Census of India, 2001<br />
6.1.2 HOUSING STOCK<br />
than district Urban i.e. 4.42 in the year 2001.<br />
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There are total 15388 residential units in the<br />
town out of which 11216 are used by the<br />
people for living purposes as per census<br />
2001 accommodating 12961 households.<br />
Average Occupancy rate per house is<br />
about 5.42 for the town which is more than<br />
Occupancy rate of District Urban area<br />
which is 4.25 per house. The Household<br />
size of <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Town</strong> is 4.69, which is more<br />
Table 6-1: Existing Housing Stock<br />
Population No. of Households Average HH Size<br />
Tamil Nadu Urban 27483998 6381600 4.31<br />
Tiruvannamalai District 2186125 489055 4.47<br />
Tiruvannamalai District Urban 1785364 403794 4.42<br />
<strong>Arani</strong> (M) 60815 12961 4.69<br />
Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India, 2001<br />
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