Database - United Nations in Bangladesh

132 People's Report 2002-2003 : Bangladesh Environment
Table 7.1.2
Sl.
No. of Total Area Ward
Name and Address of the Slums
No. Household Population (acre) Number
19 Agasadek New Rd Bustee, Majed Sardar Road 200 1000 1.65 69
20 25, Agasadek Hindu Sweeper Colony 400 2500 2.47 72
21 Kowartek, Begumganj, Sutrapur 343 2025 5.90 80
22 Dhalpur Bastee 118 584 0.59 85
23 Katarigate, Member Bari, Puratan KC 450 2300 2.50 90
24 229/5, East Jurine Rail Line Bustee 1000 4000 2.47 90
25 Refugee Camp, Nondipara 520 3200 3.30 90
Source : CUS (1996)
Note
: Bold marked urban poor areas have been taken as study area.
Table 7.1.3 Residential Patterns of Urban Poor in Dhaka City
Sl. No.
Nature of Residential Pattern
Estimated No. of
Persons
Percentage of Total
Poor Population
01 Slum and Squatter Settlements of HHs or More 13,17,000 47.5
02 Household Maids/Servants Living in High/Middle Class 300,000 10.8
Residence
03 Floating Population 50,000 1.8
04 Garments Worker Living Outside the Slums and Squatters 200,000 7.2
05 People Living in Institutional Buildings 75,000 2.7
06 People Living in Construction Areas, Kutcha Bazars, on 80,000 2.9
Trucks, Buses, and other Vehicles
07 Poor Families Living Outside the Slum Settlements under 750,000 27.1
Various Arrangements
Total 27,72000 100.0
Source: CUS (1996)
Table 7.1.4 Magnitude of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh
Year
Total Urban Percentage of Urban Population Total Urban Population (million)
Population
Under Poverty Under Poverty Under Poverty Under Poverty
(million)
Level I Level Il Level I Level II
1990 22.9 50 30 11.45 6.87
2000 37.3 45 25 16.76 9.00
2010 56.8 40 20 22.72 10.80
Source: World Bank (1985)