Development

Urban Issues in Human Development
Raichur CMC alone shares 53 per
cent of urban population of the
district. While Manvi TMC accounts
for another 10 per cent, the other
ULBs have less than 10 per cent
share. In terms of growth excepting
Raichur, all other ULBs have
recorded higher than the district
level growth during the last ten
years. Devadurga TMC records the
highest growth very closely followed
by Lingsugur; and Raichur
recording the least growth. Raichur
district’s urban population has
lower sex ratio compared to the
general one.
Such an increasing urban
population poses problems of
providing basic amenities and
municipal services. Provision of
housing, drinking water, sanitation,
electricity and waste management
are becoming challenging. The
worsening urban poverty and
concomitant deprivations are the
other issues that are becoming
serious day by day.
11.2. Service Delivery Issues
The major issues in urban
development relate to the provision
of basic services like drinking water,
sanitation and solid waste
management, apart from housing
and livelihood opportunities. The
present section attempts to look
into the status and problems of
supply of these basic amenities in
ULBs of Raichur district.
11.2.1. Water Supply and
Sanitation
11.2.1.1. Water Supply
Water is a basic amenity which
needs to be supplied on regular
Figure 11.1: Talukwise Urbanization Ratios in Raichur District, 2001
and 2011
Source: Census Documents
Table 11.2: Urbanization Characteristics of ULBs in Raichur
District, 2001 and 2011
ULB Population Increase % % Share
2001 2011 Change 2001 2011
Mudgal (TP) 19116 22731 3615 18.91 5.10 5.13
Devadurga (TMC) 21994 28929 6935 31.53 5.87 6.52
Lingsugur (TMC) 27306 35411 8105 29.68 7.29 7.99
Manvi (TMC) 37613 46465 8852 23.53 10.04 10.48
Raichur (CMC) 207421 234073 26652 12.85 55.35 52.79
Sindhnur (CMC) 61262 75837 14575 23.79 16.35 17.10
Note: * of state’s urban population
Source: Census Documents
basis and in adequate quantity, as
near to the residence as possible.
Tap connections within premises
are considered to be the most
desired means of supplying water
to the urban residents. The GoI
document on urban services (GoI,
n.d.) also recognizes this and so the
(GoI, 2011). The status of water
supply along with the number of
houses having tap connections
within their premises is furnished
in Table 11.3.
ULBs report differential access of
their respective households to tap
water. Lingsugur and Raichur have
more than 90 per cent of
households having access to tap
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