Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
Gudiyattam Gudiyattam Town - Municipal
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Chapter ñ 6 Final Report: <strong>Gudiyattam</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />
6 HOUSIING IINCLUDIING SLUMS<br />
6.1 EXISTING HOUSING SCENARIO<br />
6.1.1 Housing Condition<br />
The town has 15,993 dwelling units out of which 10,975 units are permanent<br />
structures. 2,345 units account for Semi-permanent and the remaining 2,673 units are<br />
temporary. Out of the temporary structures 771 are non-serviceable units<br />
Figure 6-1: Housing Condition<br />
Source: Compiled from Housing and Household amenities census, Census of<br />
India, 2001<br />
6.1.2 Housing Stock<br />
As mentioned earlier, there are total 17,130 residential units in the town out of which<br />
15,993 are used by the people for living purposes as per census 2001<br />
accommodating 19309 households. The Household size of <strong>Gudiyattam</strong> <strong>Town</strong> is 5,<br />
which is marginally less than district Urban i.e. 5 in the year 2001.<br />
Table 6-1: Existing Housing Stock<br />
Population No. of Households Average HH Size<br />
Tamil Nadu Urban 27483998 6381600 4.31<br />
Vellore District 3477317 756365 4.60<br />
Vellore District Urban 1307998 272982 4.79<br />
<strong>Gudiyattam</strong> (M) 91452 19309 4.74<br />
Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India, 2001<br />
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