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The Next Urban Frontier: Twenty Cities To Watch: Megacities
The Next Urban Frontier: Twenty Cities To Watch: Megacities
Amritsar Ludhiana
Faridabad Jaipur
Megacities
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune
Boomtowns
Bangalore Coimbatore Chennai
Niche cities
Faridabad, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Jalandhar Draftdo not circulate
The top twenty cities make up less than 10% of Indias population, but generate more than 30% of income
Urban Share of total (%) Households Population Income Expenditure Surplus income
Source: NCAER/FCR
Rural Megacities 69.3 70.5 56.0 63.9 32.5 8.1 7.4 24.6 16.4 49.0 Boomtowns 1.9 1.8 4.5 3.4 7.9 Niche cities 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.3 2.9 Other cities 20.1 19.7 13.1 15.0 7.7 Total urban 30.7 29.5 44.0 36.1 67.5
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18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Source: NCAER/FCR
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Surat is a standout
2007-8 Average Household Income, (Rs/household)
Chandigarh Mumbai Surat Delhi Chennai Ahmedabad Nagpur Bangalore Jaipur Jalandhar Kolkata Lucknow Hyderabad Ludhiana Amritsar Faridabad Coimbatore Pune Bhopal Kanpur
Source: NCAER/FCR
484,775 459,457 431,201 408,237 337,059 317,856 308,625 300,678 300,374 296,651 287,199 280,393 273,353 271,514 267,056 252,558 219,846 210,458 165,210 159,761
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% of total population
100
80
60
40
20
0 1998-99
Source: NCAER/FCR
2001-2
2004-5
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2007-8 (E)
2015-16 (E)
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2007-8 2015-16
Low Income
Source: NCAER/FCR
Aspirants
Middle Class
High Income
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Megacities 57.48 47.08 76.81 90.46 63.13 16.76 90.20 65.98 13.68 9.95
Boomtowns 43.45 60.85 79.05 87.42 63.19 20.12 89.52 55.28 14.12 14.19
Niche cities 46.79 43.66 76.23 85.78 59.16 16.80 91.34 62.03 14.30 9.80
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Middle Class
Aspirants
Low Income
Refrigerator
Source: NCAER/FCR
DVD Player
Motorcycle
Computer
AC
Car
TV
Changes in asset ownership patterns across cities: Car / Mobile distribution by income group
High Income
Share of total ownership (%)
Middle
Aspirants
Low Income
100 80 60 40 20 0 Megacities Niche cities Megacities All 20 cities Boomtowns All 20 cities Niche cities Boomtowns
08
Car
Source: NCAER/FCR
Mobile Phone
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90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Spending Propensities
Source: NCAER/FCR
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100 90 80 70 60 50
3.1% 16.0%
5.2% 7.4%
5.3% 8.8%
Communication Household and personal products Education and recreation Apparel Health care Housing and utilities Transportation Food, beverages and tobacco
20.3%
40 30 20 10 0 Megacities
Source: NCAER/FCR 34.6%
21.3%
20.1%
31.5%
34.4%
Boomtowns
Niche cities
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Megacities
Food/ Beverage
Source: NCAER/FCR
Transport
Housing
Health
Apparel
Surplus income rates in the top cities are nearly double the national average
Surplus Income Rate (% of household income)
60
50
40
30 20
10
All 20 Cities
Source: NCAER/FCR
Megacities
Boomtowns
Niche cities
Urban
Rural
All India
12
100
80
60
40
20
0 Megacities
Source: NCAER/FCR
Niche cities
Boomtowns
All 20 cities
13
Death of chief earner Major sickness of any household member Household/business loss
Selling land/jewellery
Financial institutions/Bank
Others
14
Niche cities have the highest asset penetration, but lowest financial penetration
% of households
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Life Insurance
Source: NCAER/FCR
Boomtowns
Megacities
Niche cities
Loans
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Credit Card
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80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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Source: NCAER/FCR
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14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
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Source: NCAER/FCR
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