COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Puri District

Comprehensive Development Plan – PKDA 20316.3.3 Intervening VillagesThe intervening areas between Puri and Konark have monotype typical rural agrarian house type.Most of the houses are mud built with either thatch made or tile made roof. The houses are veryscattered except the Proposed SIZ area where some large cluster village settlements are found. Thehouses in the village are well decorated by paintings on the wall as can be seen in the below imagedepicts the cultural identity of the placeMajor areas adjoining to Puri town is sprawling and growing in haphazard fashion which is the majorcause of worry. In future it can be more complex and therefore planned Housing development in theperipheral regions/villages to urban centers is the need of the hour.Fig 6.7: Different types of rural houses in PKDA region6.4 Existing Scenario and TrendsFor detailed understanding of the housing scenario in the region socio-economic survey has beenconducted in both Puri Town and Konark NAC where major housing clusters are located. The analysis isdone for the following set of parameters: Household Distribution Ownership Pattern Type of dwelling units Floor area/Person Ratio and Nature of dwelling units (Number of Floors, age of House)6.4.1 Household DistributionDistribution of household gives an idea about the socio cultural process through which communities areevolving. From the chart below it is apparent that people of Puri is still continuing with Joint familystructure where as in Konark NAC it is individual oriented? This is basically due to fresh migration offew members to Konark areas where as Puri is mostly constituting of old population.Fig 6.8: Household distribution: Puri town & Konark NACSource: CEPT survey & AnalysisCEPT, Ahmedabad 130