Local Area Planning Notes

Introduction

Local Area Planning (LAP) for Ward 37, 77, 80 (Lucknow), MURP Batch 2023-25, FOAP, AKTU.
By 2030, 13% of the world's population will live in cities, with 11% in India (UN estimates).
India's urban population is expected to increase by 165 million between 2015 and 2030, with an existing urban base of 377 million.
Rural residents near India's 70 largest cities are projected to increase from 180 million to 210 million by 2030.
Two \"Areas\" in cities are identified: brownfield (existing areas) and greenfield (expanding peripheries).
Brownfield areas, developed organically, face densification, incompatible uses, infrastructure deficits, and reduced public spaces.
Greenfield areas expand horizontally due to urban land demand, often unplanned.
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) promotes Area Based Development as part of the Smart Cities Mission to address infrastructure deficits in both brownfield and greenfield areas.
Smart cities are retrofitting brownfield areas and methodically developing greenfield sites.
Physical planning is essential for rehabilitating brownfield areas and facilitating planned urban expansion in greenfield sites.
Local Area Based Plans (LAP) and Town Planning Schemes (TPS) are necessary for new development in these \"Areas.\"

Literature Review

Local Area Development Plans are foundational for reform, outlining challenges, current development, future vision, and changes.

Local Area Planning

Local area planning (LAP) focuses on solutions at the local level, prioritizing well-being and neighborhood advancement.
Concerns include social services, amenities, local goods/services, and a clean environment.
It's the smallest planning unit, facilitating redevelopment and improving public spaces.
Observation of the current situation is done using physical survey methods and GIS tools.
Analysis covers building facades, public realm, building mass/form, street size/types, open spaces, streetscapes, and tree cover.

Need for Local Area Planning

Planning mechanisms vary across Indian states; regional plans cover cities and surrounding areas, with master plans determining growth.
Except for TP Scheme mechanisms in some states, there's no planning for local areas.
National efforts have mainstreamed CMPs and CDPs, but they lack an integrated strategy.
The current system lacks bottom-up, participatory, and dynamic plans at local and city levels.
Local plans should incorporate mobility and activities for all age groups, genders, and socioeconomic groups.
City-level plans focus on mobility and infrastructure, while local area plans should focus on basic service accessibility and area improvements.
Local and city-level plans should ideally feed into each other for continuous planning.
India's urban areas lack combined top-down and bottom-up approaches.
Implementation requires institutional and financial mechanisms; municipal budget projects should align with local plans for feasibility.
Accessible local area plans should be supported at the federal level.
Local area plans should be introduced at the ward planning level, starting where TPS ends when appropriate.
The DP would create the macro-level skeletal structure of the city, indicating future growth.
The TPS might carry on successfully incorporating new regions into the expanding city.
The local area plan will assist in the logical and scientific identification of plots for social amenities and their integration into the new urban fabric.
Figure 1 shows the Hierarchy of Plans (Source: Author 2023).

Advantages of Local Area Planning

Enables a balanced economic and community development strategy that considers physical, environmental, and social conditions.
Aids in the development of the region and the nation at large.
Determines the advantages, disadvantages, possibilities, and limitations that are present and expected to arise in the future.
Provides knowledge of current circumstances and potential historical changes to municipal officials.
Gives local officials the framework they need to make decisions based on a coordinated plan that will direct the community's orderly growth and development.
Identifies the physical and natural constraints and conditions that may have an impact on the future development's location or style.
Provides developers and other potential residents thinking about relocating to your municipality a useful overview of the community's population, housing stock, economic base, and transportation infrastructure.
Leads to the synthesis of all current county and/or regional planning initiatives, including those pertaining to transportation, wastewater treatment, economic development, agricultural Preservation, And Other Relevant Issues With A Regional Focus.

Challenges in Local Area Planning

Not all individuals contribute equally to a population.
Involvement of local population for formulation of the issues in the locality.
Plans are still made without the local population in mind, planners' best efforts don't achieve effective participation.
India continues to lag behind in terms of social advancement despite having a comparatively higher level of economic development.
The highest concentration of underprivileged, undernourished, and illiterate people is found in our nation.
The town planning department lacks the resources necessary to create plans at this small scale.
There is a high degree of predictability and reliability in the plan's success when we plan for a short period of time.
The physical landscape, population, and environment all undergo change as a result of urbanization, demography, and climate change.
The majority of issues requiring planning and resolution have something to do with social unrest, economic downturns, and ecological imbalances.

Terminologies Used

Land Use Pattern: Configuration or arrangement of land's uses for livestock, farming, forestry, etc., influenced by relief, climate, soil, population, and socioeconomic factors.
Public Realm: Publicly owned places and spaces open to all, including transportation networks, waterfronts, parks, streets, plazas, walkways, and civic structures.
Redevelopment: New building on an existing site, a method of using land development to boost the social, economic, and physical fabric of urban space.
Growth Rate: An increase in a population's size.
Workforce Participation Rate: Portion of the working population (16-64) employed or seeking work.
Spatial Distribution: Graphical representation of a phenomena's arrangement throughout the surface of the Earth.
Urban Agglomeration: Built-up area with high population density and infrastructure (cities, towns, conurbations, suburbs) created through urbanization.
Study Area: Geographic borders set to specify the scope of an investigation.
Population density: The number of people per unit area or volume.
Urbanization: Growing population living in metropolitan areas, causing physical expansion.

Policies

Government policy is a regulation or guiding concept that should improve decision-making and produce favourable results that benefit the group or community.
National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM): Seeks to provide urban homeless with essential services and permanent housing under the Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH).
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT): Focuses on building infrastructure to guarantee sufficient sewage networks and water supplies for urban transformation.
One District One Product Programme: Seeks to promote locally produced, specialised goods and crafts.
Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS): Enables MPs to suggest projects for community assets in their constituencies (roads, water, health, education, sanitation).
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY): Affordable housing for the urban poor.
National Smart Cities Mission: Urban renewal and retrofitting to create sustainable and hospitable smart cities.

Aim

To undertake a study of an urban area and suggest interventions in thematic areas identified.

Objectives

To study an area with respect to planning.
To study the evolution of development of the Area and to assess the present scenario of the area based on various aspects.
To understand the issues, potentials and opportunities with respect to growth and suggest strategies and solutions.
To suggest strategies and proposals for the balanced growth of the area.

Scope and Limitation

Study area includes polytechnic chauraha to shaktinagar dhal area and the stretch from polytechnic chauraha till kukrail flyover.
Literature study includes the context and policies of the entire state, its historical significance, topography, man made, natural, lack of characteristics, signage, public utility, transportation issue, barrier free environment etc. Thus the site will have urban infrastructure.

Spatial Distribution

The newly built Sports College and other educational institutions are driving urban sprawl towards the North.
Built-up area has reached Kathauta Jheel after crossing the Chinhat area.
Lucknow is expanding south westward, encompassing Rajajipuram, Krishna Nagar, and Indra lok.
The Lucknow-Kanpur Highways, Lucknow-Raebareily Road, and Lucknow Hardoi Road lead southeast into the city's built-up area.
Urban sprawl spreads radially in all directions and equally on both sides of river Gomti.

Cultural, Religious & Traditional Aspects

Physiographic And Landforms

Lucknow is located in the Ganga basin with flat alluvial terrain.
The basement of the Vindhyan Supergroup and the Bundelkhand Granitoids are covered in Quaternary sediments (Older and Newer Alluvium).
Older Alluvium (Varanasi Alluvium) consists of sand with kankar and silt-clay.

Natural Drainage And Hydrology

The Gomti River splits the city into Trans-Gomti and CisGomti regions.
Other surface water sources include Sai and its tributaries.
The Gomti River is the main water source for Lucknow City, supplemented by the Sarda Canal System.
Lucknow is located in zone III, prone to moderately intense earthquakes.
Seasonal natural hazards include flooding and water logging along river and canal banks.

Regional Setting

Introduction

Lucknow's etymology traces back to the legendary hero Lakshman, and its capital was established at Lakshman Tila.
Under the Sharqi Sultanate of Jaunpur, Awadh remained for 84 years until Emperor Humayun incorporated it into the Mughal Empire in 1555.
The Nawabs of Awadh, designating Lucknow as their capital, shaped it into North India's cultural epicentre.
During the British Ascendancy in 1773, they strategically appointed a resident, gradually gaining control without direct capture, while encountering challenges from Marathas and Mughals.
The Nawab's ouster in 1798 saw Wazir Ali Khan's forced abdication due to alienating both the people and the British.
In 1901, after serving as Oudh's capital since 1775, Lucknow merged into the United Provinces with a population of 264,049.
It subsequently became the provincial capital in 1920, and post-1947, Lucknow emerged as the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Physiographic and Landform

Lucknow is located in the Ganga basin, which has flat alluvial terrain.
The basement of the Vindhyan Supergroup and the Bundelkhand Granitoids are covered in Quaternary sediments (Older and Newer Alluvium).
Older Alluvium (Varanasi Alluvium) consists of sand with kankar and silt-clay.
Lucknow is located in zone III, prone to moderately intense earthquakes.
Seasonal natural hazards include flooding and water logging along river and canal banks.

Natural Drainage and Hydrology

The Gomti River splits the city into Trans-Gomti and CisGomti regions.
Other surface water sources include Sai and its tributaries.
The Gomti River is the main water source for Lucknow City, supplemented by the Sarda Canal System.

Climate

Temperature

Lucknow has a humid subtropical climate with chilly, dry winters (December to February) and dry, hot summers (April to June).
The maximum temperature in the winter is around $25 °C (77 °F)$ , and the minimum is between $3 °C (37 °F)$ and $7 °C (45 °F)$ .
From late December to late January, fog is extremely common.
Summers are scorching hot, with temperatures ranging from 40 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius.

Rainfall

The south-west monsoon winds bring an average of $896.2$ millimetres ( $35.28$ in) of rain to Lucknow between mid-June and mid-September.
Frontal rainfall can occasionally fall in January.

Geographic locations and regional linkages

The wards are in Gomti Nagar (ward no. 37 ) and Maithali Saran Gupt (ward no. 77) and Indra Nagar (ward no 80) is situated 123 meters above sea level.
The wards lie in the zone 4 (shown in Map 1.2) of the Lucknow Municipal Zone , which is further located in Lucknow District (shown in Map 1.) of Uttar Pradesh State (shown in Map 1.1).
On the the eastern side by is bounded by Indra Nargar and Gomti Nagar , Western side ward lies Shakti Nagar Dhal ,on the southern side Vishwas Khand and on the northern side the Indiranagar.
Figure 2.1 shows Geographical Locations and Base Map of Ward No. 37,77 and 80 (Source: Author).

City Characteristics

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India, and acts as the administrative headquarters for both the Lucknow District and the Lucknow Division.
The city has a rich cultural and artistic legacy and has traditionally been a melting pot of many influences.
It is now a vital hub for government, administration, education, business, aerospace, finance, design, tourism, culture, music, and poetry.
Lucknow has a population of 2,817,105 people and occupies an area of 350 square kilometers, according to the 2011 census.
The city is strategically located at the intersection of national and state roads, with Barabanki to the east ( $27.2$ km), Unnao to the west ( $65.7$ km), Raebareli to the south ( $79.4$ km), and Sitapur and Hardoi to the north.

Wards in the vicinity

On the Northern side of ward 80 lies Indiranagar which has a mixed use type of land use i.e Housing, Medical infrastructure, Schools, Religious Places can all be found in the region.
On the central side of ward lies Maithali Sharan Gupta, having mostly Housing and daily markets.
On the South- side of Ward 37 lies Gomti Nagar which is major attraction of the city has a varying land-use. Gomti Nagar on one having Residential and commercial land use comprising of Government offices , malls, movie theatres, street food and shopping zones

Major Landmarks around the Study Area

Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub.
It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry.
i. Bada imambara (9.1km from ward no. 37,77 and 80)
ii. Chota imambara (10.6km from ward no. 37,77 and 80)
iii. K.D. Singh babu stadium ( 8.4km from ward no. 37,77 and 80 )
iv. Ekana stadium (11km from ward no. 37,77 and 80)
v. Hazaratganj ( 7km from ward no. 37,77 and 80 )
vi. Highcourt (8.2km from ward no. 37,77 and 80)
vii. KGMU (9.5km from ward no. 37,77 and 80)
viii. Vidhan sabha (9.5km from ward no. 37,77 and 80

Introduction of Study Area

Gomti Nagar named after the Gomti River flowing through the heart of the city Lucknow, whereas Paper Mill Colony was named after the Paper Mill located in the area.
The wards are situated in the City of Lucknow, which is also the capital city of Uttar Pradesh state in India.
Gomti Nagar is characterized by its various forms of Land- use pattern, clusters of residential colonies, commercial and mixed used settlements. On the other hand, Paper Mill ward has open and green areas, slums and residential colonies.

Subdivision of Block

Ward is further divided into various sub blocks like residential, commercial, industrial, green areas and slums.
Vishwas khand / Nehru enclave are planned colony with parks, developed in 1990. Eldeco green is planned gated colony which developed in year 2000.
Sanjay Gandhipuram, Rabindrapalli, Marutipuram, Lakshmanpuri, Kailash Gaon and area of ward no. 37 that is Gomti Nagar developed between 1970-1990 these all area are densely populated and unplanned these are mainly residential areas with no parks and play grounds.
Adjacent to these residential area HAL( Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) industrial area with all facility like housing ,hospitals ,parks ,green belt, school, bank for hal working people is developed this area is well connected to both the major road lohia path and Faizabad road (NH 28).
Vibhuti khand is one of the well developed residential cum commercial sub- locality of gomti nagar (ward no. 37) with presence of well -known companies excellent social infrastructure are the key reasons boosting the residential sector of Vibhuti khand. HAL colony, Vibhav Khand are some of prominent residential location nearby Vibhuti khand .Posh and clean location, well connected to Shaheedpath , Lohia path and Faizabad Nh 28

Linkages and Connectivity

Wards are connected to major landmarks in the city, Airports and Bus-stations via Highways and metro network

Road connectivity

Ward located at the confluence of the National highway (NH 28)
Faizabad Road connects to Indira Nagar
Faizabad Road connects to Chinhat
Ward along Faizabad Road connects through Shaheed Path, an elevated outer bypass, seamlessly linking Kanpur Road and Sultanpur Road. Starting from Transport Nagar on Kanpur Road, it concludes at Chinhat on Faizabad Road.
Major Bus Terminals nearby are Alambagh (15.8 km from ward 77 & and Qaisarbagh 8 km from ward 77).
The city is located at the confluence of the national highways and state highways.
National highways crossing through the city are:
NH 24: Leading towards Delhi
NH 24B: Leading towards Raibareli.
NH 25: Leading towards Jhansi in UP and Shivpuri in MP.
NH 28: Leading towards Barauni in Bihar
NH 56: Leading towards Varanasi
State highways crossing through the city are:
SH 40 : Leading towards Etawah
SH 25: Leading towards Hardoi

Railway Connectivity

Lucknow provides rails connectivity to major towns across India.
Charbagh Railway Station is major in the city which is 12.5 km from Ward No 77,Ward no. 37 connects to city railway station Badshahnagar.

Air Connectivity

Chaudhary Charan Singh International airport located 27 km from Gomtinagar and 28.5 km from Papermill colony connects to major urban centers in India.
Apart from daily domestic flights Lucknow airport provides International flights as well.
Captain Laxmi Sehgal International Airport, Kanpur lies approximately 103 kms from the ward.
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi lies approximately 294 kms from the 77 ward.
Bamrauli Airport, Prayagraj lies approximately 209 km.

Methodology

The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, provided the URDPFI guidelines and toolkit, which served as the foundation for the general approach and methodology used to produce the LAP for this study.
There are five stages to the entire process:
Data collection: During this phase, the ward's special features and current state were reviewed. This involved gathering primary data from surveys inside the ward and secondary data from other government websites and reports.
Formulation of Base Map: Use of GIS to formulate the base map, which involved physical surveys to meet the ground reality of the concerned wards.
Analysis Phase: The framework was chosen, and in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the wards for which a literature research was completed, numerous sectors were examined. The principles, necessity, benefits, and different problems of local area planning were established by the literature review. Additional case studies were examined in order to examine the approach and results of the LAP implementation. Subsequently, the entire research area was examined and its regional context was examined.
Regional Setting: This sector gives a brief description about the study area and location of the ward in respect to the locality it lies in. Key location lying in the vicinity of the ward are also mentioned in the report. Based on the study area, Aim of the Local Area Plan is established. Objectives are established based on the sectors divided below.
Demographic and socio-economic profile: This sector provides an insight into the demographic profile of the ward. Details such as growth rate, density, population distribution, sex ratio and literacy rate.
Objective: To achieve knowledge about the size, composition, organization and distribution of the population.
Data Collection: Existing Sectoral Analysis to study the existing data based on population, density, sex ratio, literacy rate, work force participation rate. Household survey to collect the primary data. Secondary Data Collection via Census of India 2001 & 2011, Lucknow CDP 2015, Master Plan 2031, URDPFI Guidelines. Analysis: To find out the growth rate of population and WFPR as per census 2001 and 2011.
Urban Housing: This chapter present the existing housing scenario of the ward, types of houses, new development and analysis based on findings to suggest counteractive measures.

Demography

An Overview

In this chapter, explore the composition and characteristics of the population of Lucknow city.
Examine some basic concepts and important parameters like population size, density, sex ratio, literacy, and people participation in working sector within the city limits. Demographics can include any statistical factors that influence population growth or decline, but the parameters above are particularly important

Introduction

Demography is the quantitative study of human populations, focusing on their size, composition, and evolution.
It considers the general characteristics of human populations.
The foundation of any medical facility's data, including patient medical record data and emergency contact information, is patient demographics.

Objective of Study

To achieve knowledge about the size, composition, organization, and distribution of the population.
To study the trend of population growth which describes the past evolution, present distribution, and future changes in the population of an area.
Socio-Economic survey is an important part of education to know the status of the people of various society.
The sole aim of the Socio-Economic study of our Wards is to transform the socio-economic condition of the people living.

Population Size

The most elementary demographic parameter is the number of individuals within a population.
The population size is defined as the number of individuals present in a subjectively designated geographical range.

Population Density

It is a complete description of population‘s size includes the population density - the size of a population in relation to the amount of space that it occupies.
Density is usually expressed as the number of individuals per unit area.
Birth and immigration — the influx of new individuals from other areas — can increase a population's density, while death and emigration — the movement of individuals out of a population to other areas — can decrease its density.

Age Structure

Not all individuals contribute equally to a population.
Occasionally, researchers find it useful to characterize the different contributions made by different individuals.
This data can provide information preferences and trends among age groups and help policymakers to orient social programs, like healthcare or child support.

Sex Ratio

The measure of number of males and females within a population construct a sex ratio, which helps to predict population growth or decline.
Much like population size, sex ratio is a simple concept with major implications for population dynamics.

Literacy Rates

Education is the core sector to achieve the objective of employment, human resource development and bringing about much needed change in social environment, leading to overall progress through efficient use of resources.
A person who can read and write with understanding in any language is recorded as literate.
Literacy is the best possible barometer to judge the level of educational.

Population Growth Rate Spatial Distribution

Decadal Population

As per the provisional census data for the 2011, Lucknow city's total population is 28.17 lakh.
There is a growth of almost six folds in city population in the last six decades, from 5 lakh in the year 1951 to 28 lakh in the year 2011.
The average decadal growth rate of Lucknow city from 1951 to 2011 has been 36.14%.

Ward Decadal Population

The population of Ward 77 i.e. Maithli Saran Gupta Ward increased to 20,544 in 2011 from 19,957 in 2001.
In Gomti Nagar Ward No. 37 population in 2001 was 20,097 which increased to 21,938 in 2011.
In all three wards, ward no. 80’s population decreased by approximately 26% from 29,722 in 2001 to 22,154 in 2011, it was observed due to reduction in size of the ward in the new delineation of ward boundaries.

Population Distribution

Area, Population, Density of Lucknow District, LMC

The spatial distribution of population has been examined based on the ward population.
LMC has 110 wards with an average ward population of 25,000. The size of the ward varies a lot in the city, the ward areas towards the inner-city side are small, however, as one moves towards the periphery the ward area increases.

Population Distribution of LMC And Ward

The population density of a town determines its overall liability.
According to the provisional Census 2011 numbers, Lucknow's population density is 8049 inhabitants per square kilometre, or around 80 people per square mile.
The density of the study area of ward no. 77 is 7168 persons/sq.km., 6568 persons/sq.km. For ward no. 37. Density is recorded highest in ward no. 80 i.e., 9205 persons/sq.km which is higher than average density of LMC Area.

Population Projection

Inference:

In all three wards, ward no. 80 population decreased by approximately 70% whereas, it increased in the remaining two wards because the ward boundaries were reduced than the previous one.

Comparative Analysis with URDPFI Norms

Ward (37) along the river has high density.
The population density of the ward is High in comparison to URDPFI norms so there is need to provide extra services in the ward (37).
The population density of the ward (80, 77) is low in comparison to URDPFI norms so there is no need to provide extra services in the ward (77, 88), whereas we need to improve the services that are already present.

Household

A household is made up of one or more people who share meals and a residence.
It could also be made up of one family or another kind of group.
In many social, microeconomic, and governmental models, the household serves as the fundamental analytical unit and plays a significant role in inheritance and economics.
There are 5,12,519 HHs in total in LMC, according to preliminary data from the 2011 Indian Census.
The average number of HHs in the district is lower than the state average, but it is higher than the national average by 5.7.
Congested housing is caused by the high cost of land and building materials, which also encourages the growth of slums and unapproved colonies.

Household Data of LMC & Ward

Inferences:

The total Households rapidly increased in the timeframe 2001-2011 in all three wards.
The HH size of ward is obtained from primary survey of households and is remains constant for further projections.
The survey result of household size is 4.

Sex Ratio

The measure of number of males and females within a population construct a sex ratio, which helps to predict population growth or decline.
Much like population size, sex ratio is a simple concept with major implications for population dynamics.

Sex Ratio of LMC In Urban Context

Inference:

Sex Ratio of Ward No. 77 is found to be 986, 942 of the wards 37. Ward No. 80 shows an exemplary example i.e. 1072 females against 1000 males.
All three wards the sex ratio is above the standard national average (940 - census 2011).
The ratio is affected by differentials in fertility conditions of males and females and migration.

Literacy Rate

The literacy rate in any region can be used to estimate its socioeconomic growth.
At 82.50%, Lucknow has the highest percentage of literacy among the districts, states, and cities in India.
The high literacy rate can be attributed to Lucknow city, one of the state's leading canters of higher education.

Literacy Rate of LMC And Study Area

Inference:

In Ward 77, both male and female literacy had increased in 2011 as compared to 2001.
In Ward 37, male literacy rate had decreased whereas female literacy rate had increased in 2011.
In Ward 80, the male literacy rate had increased whereas the female literacy rate had decreased in 2011.
Hence, low literacy rate reflects the socio-economic development of any region.

Socio- Economic Profile

Work Force Participation of LMC And Ward

In the economy profile of all the three wards, the population of male workers has greater compared to female workers.

Main and Marginal Workers in Ward

The main workers in ward (37)52 of male has been increased to 1097 in 2001 whereas for females it is increased to 899 in 2011 The marginal workers in ward (37)52 of male has been increased to 192 in 2001 whereas for females it is increased to 332 in 2011
In Ward no. 37, the number of main and marginal workers in male were reduced in 2011 as compared to 2001.Whereas, the number of main and marginal workers in females were increased in 2011 as compared to 2001.

Inferences

Positive Approach

Larger population density will help reduce the average costs of the transport network.
Economic growth will be comparatively more than low density area (shops, services)

Drawback

As the population increases there will be more chances for the exploitation of natural resources like water in local area.
So, we need to make restriction on ground water exploitation at individual level.
Environmental Degradation is taking place due to higher density, so need to better plantation and preserve environment.
Unemployment will also increase due to population growth, so it is necessary to focus on employment generation.

Sex Ratio Is Increase as Per Census 2001-2011

Increases sex ratio directly depicts to work on women-oriented development.
women safety and security (work on streets safety) an area, focus on women employment.

Migration Is a Big Factor In Study Area As Per Census 2001-2011

All wards can be developed as a commercial hub instead of residential land use, and this area is highly dense, minimum parks are available.
So vertical growth of area can be done.

Housing

Introduction

Housing serves as a fundamental human necessity, providing shelter and contributing to the overall well-being of households.
Housing, or more generally living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings collectively, for the purpose of sheltering people.
Many governments have one or more housing authorities, sometimes also called a housing ministry, or housing department.

Concepts and Definitions (source: census-2011)

Household: A 'household' is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so.
Persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both.
However, if a group of unrelated persons live in a census house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they are not constituent of a common household.
Each such person was to be treated as a separate household.
The important link in finding out whether it was a household or not was a common kitchen.
.A household with at least one Scheduled Caste member is treated as Scheduled Caste Household. Similarly, a household having at least one Scheduled Tribe member is treated as a Scheduled Tribe household.
Houseless Households: Households who do not live in buildings or census houses but live in the open on roadside, pavements, in Hume pipes, under fly-overs and staircases, or in the open in places of worship, mandaps, railway platforms, etc. are treated as Houseless households.
House: In 1971 census, 'House' was defined as a building or part of a building having a separate main entrance from the road or common courtyard or staircase etc. Used or recognized as a separate unit. It may be inhabited or vacant. It may be used