City Corporate & Business Plan - Municipal

Chapter ñ 6 Final Report: Ambur Municipality
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Table 6-2: Existing Housing Stock
Population No. of Households Average HH Size
Tamil Nadu Urban 27483998 6381600 4.31
Vellore District 3477317 756365 4.60
Vellore District Urban 1307998 272982 4.79
Ambur (M) 99624 18095 5.12
Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India, 2001
6.1.3 Existing Housing Demand- Supply Gap
Housing shortage is estimated on the basis of availability of 'minimum standard
house' that excludes dilapidated dwelling units and houses in slum areas.
The total number of Residential Units accounts for 17,017 and total number of
households are 18,095 thus the total demand supply-gap is 1,078 Residential Units.
Out of 17,017 total residential units, 3,018 households are in the slums thus accounts
to 17% of total housing units are in the slums which also adds up to the housing gap
(Vide Table 6-3).
Total
Census
Houses
Total Occupied
Residential
Units
Table 6-3: Existing Demand- Supply Gap
HHS/Resi. Unit
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Demand Supply
Gap (No. of
HHS)
Number of
dwelling
units in
slum
21140 17017 16.78 1078 3018 4096
Source: Compiled from Housing and Household amenities census & Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, Census of India, 2001
6.2 EXISTING SLUM SCENARIO
6.2.1 Slum Population
There are total 11 slums in the town and 15.15% of the total population (15,089
persons) lives in slums (Vide Table 6-4). Total 6,914 households live in slums at present
have average household size of 3. The location of slums are shown in figure 6.2
Table 6-4: Existing Slum Population
S.no Name of Slum Ward No Population No.of House Hold
1
Sandhorar Kuppam
Colony
33 1035 695
2 Ahzapuri 35 1820 827
3 Samiyarmadam 36 1978 642
4 Kaspa ñB 12,13 2013 815
5 Sivarajapuram 6 1007 370
6 Maligai Thopu 1 2645 1325
7 Panner Selvam Nagar 8 957 622
8 Anna Nagr,Amathkar 10 964 460
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