Overview of the city-

Total No. of slum surveyed in Puduchchery planning Areas-180

No. of Household-19198
Total area in Puducherry-293sq.km
Area under slum in sq.km-2.51
Population- 950289 (29.29% increase) in 2011.
Gender ratio- 1029 females for 1000 males
as per Census 2011.

Rural pop- increased to 2,93,080 by approximately 27.96% in 2011.

Urban pop- it was 6,57,209 increased by approximately 29.89%.
As per 2011 census, 30.84 % population of Puducherry

was living in rural Villages and the remaining 69.16% population live in urban areas.

Literacy rate- Average literacy rate of Puducherry is 85.44% in 2011. Male and female literacy rate
as per 2011 census were 92.23% and 79.86% respectively.

Housing profile- As per Census 2011, the Puducherry has a 2.91 Lakhs Census Houses of which
78.01% is being used as Residence and Residence – cum – other ancillary purposes.

Slum profile Puducherry region- The total slum population constitutes 11.6% of the total
population in the U.T. of Puducherry.

slum Household
27% permanent
building
semi-
permanent
&
73% temporary
building

The Semi-permanent & Temporary Households in Slums constitute about 14.19% of total

Households living in Semi-permanent & Temporary buildings in the U.T. of Puducherry.

Plan to make the city slum free-?

Pop distribution by the caste in slum area-

 SLUM POPULATION
1%
29% OBC

SC/ST

GENERAL
70% CATEGORY

Land tenure status-

land tenure status

11% 2%
3% Patta

11% rented
professional certificate/
occupancy rights
72% encroachment of Public
lands
encroachment of private
lands

Land tenability status- Tenable slums are the slums located on lands earmarked for residential
land use and

environmentally safe area. Untenable slums are the slums located in the unhealthy and

environmentally risk areas. Regarding the tenability of the slums surveyed,

about 61% (112 Slums) are Tenable and about 25%

(43 Slums) are semi tenable and about 14% (26

Slums) are Untenable.

Housing condition-

Housing Condition in Slums

12% pakka
Semi Pucca
Kutcha
27%
61%
In Puducherry slums, 61 percent of the total houses are Pucca, 27 percent of the total houses are

Semi Pucca and the remaining 12 percent are Kutcha houses.

Roofing type in Slum Area-

slum roofing Type

4%
14%
cement slab
Asbestos roofing
19% Grass/ Thatched
63% roofing
Tiled roofing

flooring type in slum area-

type of Flooring

7% cement flooring
Tiles
23% stone& brick

70%

Sanitation Facilities-

Sanitation Facilities

19%
Own septic tank
3%
community Septic
9% Tank

69% Shared Septic Tank

open defecation

Source of Drinking water-

 Drinking water facilities

2%
public Tab
37% individual tap
connection
61% tube well / bore
well / hand pump

Cooking type fuel in Slum Area-

cooking type

1% Gas connection
4%4% kerosene
firewood
electricity& charcoal

91%

Access to the Road-

Access to the Road

1%
8%2%
Motorable Pucca road
Motorable Katcha Road
Non-Motorable Kutcha
Road
Non-Motorable Pucca
89% road

Monthly income-
 Monthly Income

11%
6% Rs.500 to Rs.1000
6% Rs.1000 to 1500
9% Rs.1500 to Rs.2000
68% Rs.2000 to Rs.3000
more than Rs.3000

58% households are living Below Poverty Line, 29% households belong to SC/ST community as