ASSESMENT-1
NAME- KIRUTHIKA SEKAR CHANDRA
REG NO- 2024702017
COURSE CODE- PL23102
COURSE NAME- PLANNING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
CITY PROFILE
INTRODUCTION
Chennai, situated on the shores of the Bay of Bengal is the capital of Tamilnadu state. It is the
fourth largest metropolis in India. Its older name ‘Madras’ was officially changed to ‘Chennai’ in
1996. It is a major commercial, cultural, economic and educational center in South India. It is also
known as the "Cultural Capital of South India".
Chennai, sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to South India,"
URBAN STRUCTURE
Chennai is divided into four broad regions: North, Central, South and West. North Chennai is
primarily an industrial area. South Chennai and West Chennai, previously mostly residential, are
fast becoming commercial, home to a growing number of information technology firms, financial
companies and call centres.
POPULATION:
According to 2011, the city had a population of 4,646,732, with a density of 26,903 per km² and
the urban agglomeration had a population of 8,696,010. The city population is increasing over years
It is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The Chennai metropolitan area is the
fourth most populated agglomeration in India and 31st largest urban area in the world.
POPULATION ( IN LAKHS)
population ( in lakhs)
4,646,732
4,343,645
3,841,396
1991 2001 2011
RELIGION
According to the 2001 census, Hindus constitute about 81.3% of the city's population and Muslims
(9.4%), Christians (7.6%) and Jains (1.1%) are other major religious groups.
The majority of the population in Chennai are Tamils. Tamil is the primary language spoken in
Chennai. English is spoken largely by white-collar workers, often mixed into Tamil. Telugus form
the majority among the non-Tamil communities.
SEX RATIO:
Sex Ratio Is the Female Population For 1,000 Males. The sex ratio is 951 females for every 1,000
males, slightly higher than the national average of 944.
LITERACY RATE
The average literacy rate rose from 85.33% in 2001 to 90.33% in 2011 much higher than the national
average of 79.5%. Chennai Literacy rate of male and female are 84.25 & 78.25 respectively
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATE
84.25
78.25
LITERACY RATE
MALE FEMALE
.
WORKFORCE
In 1991, 6.52% of workers in the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) and 1.05% in chennai city
were involved in primary activities. By 2001,It dropped to 2.91% in CMA and 1.52% in the city.
Most people over 90% engaged in Tertiary Sectors. The percentage of non-workers was 65.73% in
city and 69.14% in CMA during 2001.
HOUSEHOLD
However, the city has the fourth highest population of slum dwellers among major cities in India,
with about 820,000 people (18.6% of the city's population) living in slum conditions.
According to 2011 census, the chennai district has 11 lakh households, with 51% of them living
in rented houses. There are 1.1 million households in the city and the residential housing stock
available is 1.15 million – a surplus of about 50,000 houses. About 43,700 of 14 them are kept
vacant.
SECTORS
1. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
TRANSPORTATION
Road networks - Prime radial network comprises Anna Salai (NH45), Periyar EVR Salai (NH4),
Chennai-Kolkata Salai (NH5) and Chennai-Thiruvallur Salai (NH205).
Rail networks – Chennai Beach - Tambaram, running south-west, Chennai Central – Thiruvallur,
running west and Chennai Central – Gummidipoondi, running north.
Airports - Chennai international airport.
Seaports – Chennai port.
It could be observed that the share of public transport, cycle and IPT have declined over
years. This dismal trend can be attributed to the increasing vehicular ownership.
distriibution of persons trip mode-2005
bus train car IPT T/W Cycle walk others
UTILITY SERVICE
Water supply - The Metro water gets the water supply from a lakes and tanks fed by monsoon,
underground aquifers as well as distant sources such as from Krishna River and Veeranam Lake.
In addition water is sourced from open and shallow wells, bore-wells.
Sewage- Kodungaiyur, Nesapakkam. Perungudi, Koyambedu activated sludge plant. Localised
sewerage systems are in existence in Alandur, Valasaravakkam, and Ambattur.
Macro Drainage System in CMA- From Poondi reservoir, Kosasthalaiyar River flows through
the Tiruvallur, enters CMA, and joins the Sea at Ennore. Cooum River from the Kesavaram
Anicut flows through the Kancheepuram enters CMA and finally reaches Sea near Fort St.
George. The maximum storage capacity is 3285 Mft3 (9.3 Mm3).
Electricity- Total number of HT and LT consumers in Chennai city is 21.14 lakhs with a
connected load of 6289 MW. The maximum peak reached in 2006-07 in 74 Chennai was 1723
MW and the average daily consumption is between 30 to 35 MU.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Corporation maintains two solid waste dumping yards one at Kodungaiyur in the north and
the other at Perungudi in the south. The municipalities of Alandur, Ambattur, Avadi and
Thiruvottiyur have small sites of about 5 to 6 ha. being used as dumping grounds. Out of 16
municipal bodes in the CMA, 8 do not have any designated disposal facilities.
AREA RESEDENTIAL& HOSPITAL TOTAL E- CONSTRUCTION The
COMMERCCIAL WASTE DEBRIS
Solid
CHENNAI CITY 2620 80 2700 5 500 Waste
MUNICIPALITIES 1073 11 1084 2 50
TOWN 207 1 208 1 NA
PANCHAYAT
PANCHAYAT 255 1 256 2 -
UNION
TOTAL 4155 93 4248 10 550
Management In Tones Is Provided In The Table Above:
COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Telephone Lines- It has grown from 26 exchanges with 2, 14,400 lines in 1992 to 209
modernized exchanges with equipment and total capacity of 17,86,079 lines in 2005.
Landline Services- According to BSNL, Number of their landlines were 10.09 lakhs.
Mobile Network Services-The cell phone connections were 5.78 lakhs. BSNL telephone density
in Chennai alone works out to 20.08 including all the private connection is 30.
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTUE
NCTPS - 630 mw (Coal based thermal station - TNEB)
ETPS - 450 MW (coal based thermal station - TNEB)
BBGTS - 120 MW (Gas based station - TNEB)
GMR VASAVI - 196 mw (Diesel based station - IPP)
Total - 1396 MW.
It is planned to establish a thermal station at northern Chennai with the capacity of 1000 MW during
the 11th Plan period under joint venture with National Thermal Power Corporation.
2. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES:
Hospitals- A large number of private hospitals deliver health care in CMA; Apollo Hospitals,
Sri Ramachandra hospital, etc. are the major hospitals. According to the approved Government
list, as many as 130 private hospitals function in the City area itself.
Clinics- Indian systems of medicine (Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy and Yoga and
Naturopathy) has regained its importance and the Government have attached special
importance to the growth and development of Siddha system.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Schools -The Directorate of School Education, Directorate of Elementary Education,
Directorate of Matriculation Education, Directorate of Non-formal and Adult Education and
the Directorate of Teacher Education, Research and Training are the principal 81 stakeholders
from Government. There are a number of private organizations, trusts and charitable
institutions in the field.
schools No. of schools 2001 No. of students in 2001( out of
500)
Primary school 1427 370
Upper primary 775 461
High school 998 261
HSC school 662 210
College - The Directorate of Collegiate Education, Directorate of Medical Education,
Directorate of Technical Education, Directorate of Legal Education, Universities, etc. are the
principal stakeholders from the Government sector. There are a number of private players
running self-financing colleges and autonomous institutions of higher learning.
RECREATIONAL CENTRES
Community Centre-
BEACHES-Chennai is endowed with the second longest straight sandy beach in the world,
called Marina. Elliots Beach, Thiruvanmiyur Beach, Kottivakkam Beach, Neelankarai Beach
and small beaches at Thiruvottiyur.
TOURISM-The dance and music festival season in December attracts a number of non-resident
Indians as well as foreigners. Butterfly Park and Night Safari parks etc…
Sports Centre- Playgrounds maintained by the Chennai Municipal Corporation number more
than 200 with an extent above 50 hectares. There are about 195 parks with extent varying from
150 Sq.m. to 3.5 hectares and total to more than 60 hectares.
Library- Chennai has a total of 162 libraries open to the public. While the Anna Centenary
Library is the most popular, for its modern infrastructure and ambience.
SECURITY SERVICES
Disaster Management- Development Control Rules for CMA provide for regulating the
constructions with reference to zone, location, height, number of floors, size of buildings,
setback spaces to be left around, and the use of the building and land.
Police Station- Chennai Police is divided into four Subdivisions i.e, North, West, East/central
& South. There are over 135 Police Stations in Chennai.
Fire Stations- Northern Region has 44 rescue [Link] City North Division
(10),Chennai City South Division (12),Chennai City Central Division (12),Chennai
Suburban (10)
SOCIAL HOUSING
Chennai city is that 15% of the dwelling units are semi-pucca and 10% of the units are Kutcha.
Nearly 41% of the dwelling units are either one room units or units without an exclusive room.
PUBLIC HOUSING SCHEMES- shelter policies will have to be restructured in a way that
adequate lands at affordable cost become available through public sector for EWS housing and
slum rehabilitation and generally for all housing coming under the low income groups.
Slum Housing- Chennai City has a slum population of 819,872, which constitutes about 19%
of the City Population.
Fishermen Housing- Chennai is a coastal metropolis and there are 84 fishermen villages along
the coast of which 43 are in Chennai City. There are 36,162 fishermen households with an
average household size of 3.81. They live in 31,688 pucca as well as kutcha structures of which
16,482 are in Chennai, 8439 in northern part of CMA and 6767 in the southern part of CMA.
Fishermen housing is dealt by Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) and Fisheries
Department.
Upper Income Group Housing- The entry of large private sector real estate building
construction companies into the housing field and today the upper income housing is market-
driven.
