Lok Sabha Question No. 2012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Number of Census Towns
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

- (d)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS Lok SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2012 To BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## NUMBER OF CENSUS TOWNS

## NO. 2012. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the definition of urban and the level of urbanization in the country;
- (b) the number Of census towns along with the population in census towns in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has tried to formulate any plans for
- slum improvement and up-gradation; and
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) Census defines urban areas as;
- (A) all places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc.
- (B) all other places which satisfy the following criteria:-
- a minimum population of 5,000;
- at least 75% of male working population engaged in non-
- agricultural pursuits; and
- a density of population of at least 400 persons per square kilometer-

Places which satisfy criterion (B) above are referred to as census towns or non-municipal towns- As per Census of India- 2011, the level of urbanization in India was 31 percent: State-wise level of urbanization is given in Annexure-I

- (b)As per Census of India 2011, there were 3892 Census Towns in India. The total population residing in these Census Towns was 54.27 million. The state-wise number and population of Census Towns is given in Annexure- II:
- (c)& (d) Urban Development is a State subject: The  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs assists the StatesIUnion Territories (UTs) in development of urban infrastructure through its MissionsAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0), Smart Cities Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) The benefits of the schemes in regard to slum area are given in Annexure-III:

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Statewise Level of Urbanisation, 2011

| S.No   | States/UTs               |   Level of Urbanisation, 2011 (%) |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                             37.7  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           |                             33.36 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        |                             22.94 |
| 4      | Assam                    |                             14.1  |
| 5      | Bihar                    |                             11.29 |
| 6      | Chandigarh               |                             97.25 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh             |                             23.24 |
| 8      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     |                             46.72 |
| 9      | Daman & Diu              |                             75.17 |
| 10     | Goa                      |                             62.17 |
| 11     | Gujarat                  |                             42.6  |
| 12     | Haryana                  |                             34.88 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh         |                             10.03 |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir          |                             27.38 |
| 15     | Jharkhand                |                             24.05 |
| 16     | Karnataka                |                             38.67 |
| 17     | Kerala                   |                             47.7  |
| 18     | Lakshadweep              |                             78.07 |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh           |                             27.63 |
| 20     | Maharashtra              |                             45.22 |
| 21     | Manipur                  |                             29.21 |
| 22     | Meghalaya                |                             20.07 |
| 23     | Mizoram                  |                             52.11 |
| 24     | Nagaland                 |                             28.86 |
| 25     | NCT of Delhi             |                             97.5  |
| 26     | Odisha                   |                             16.69 |
| 27     | Puducherry               |                             68.33 |
| 28     | Punjab                   |                             37.48 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                |                             24.87 |
| 30     | Sikkim                   |                             25.15 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu               |                             48.4  |
| 32     | Tripura                  |                             26.17 |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh            |                             22.27 |
| 34     | Uttarakhand              |                             30.23 |
| 35     | West Bengal              |                             31.87 |
| India  | India                    |                             31.14 |

Source: Census of India, 2011

Statewise Number and Population of Census Towns, 2011

| S.No   | State/UT                  | Number   | Population   |
|--------|---------------------------|----------|--------------|
| 1      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 36       | 272177       |
| 2      | Himachal Pradesh          | 3        | 18059        |
| 3      | Punjab                    | 74       | 686773       |
|        | Chandigarh                | 5        | 55857        |
|        | Uttarakhand               | 41       | 488934       |
| ;      | Haryana                   | 74       |              |
|        | NCT of Delhi              | 110      | 4966190      |
| 8      | Rajasthan                 | 112      | 1240320      |
| 9      | Uttar Pradesh             | 267      | 3557025      |
| 10     | Bihar                     | 60       | 491071       |
| 11     | Sikkim                    | 1        | 5883         |
| 12     | Arunachal Pradesh         |          | 3812         |
| 13     | Nagaland                  | 1        | 65526        |
| 14     | Manipur                   | 23       | 183437       |
| 15     | Mizoram                   | 0        | 0            |
| 16     | Tripura                   | 26       | 290551       |
| 17     | Meghalaya                 | 12       | 219520       |
| 18     | Assam                     | 126      | 969512       |
| 19     | West Bengal               | 780      | 7944343      |
| 20     | Jharkhand                 | 188      | 2581716      |
| 21     | Odisha                    | 116      | 827515       |
| 22     | Chhattisgarh              | 14       | 135330       |
| 23     | Madhya Pradesh            | 112      | 1105532      |
| 24     | Gujarat                   | 153      | 1766759      |
| 25     | Daman & Diu               | 6        | 114578       |
| 26     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 5        | 62330        |
| 27     | Maharashtra               | 278      | 4022570      |
| 28     | Andhra Pradesh            | 228      | 4117087      |
| 29     | Karanataka                | 127      | 1226948      |
| 30     | Goa                       | 56       | 473911       |
| 31     | Lakshdweep                | 6        | 50332        |
| 32     | Kerala                    | 461      | 10295344     |
| 33     | Tamil Nadu                | 376      | 4999310      |
| 34     | Puducherry                | 4        | 91121        |
| 35     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4        | 35430        |
|        | India                     | 3892     | 54278626     |

Source: Census of India, 2011

Annexure III referred to in reply to parts (c) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2012 regarding 'Number of Census Towns' for answer on 28 July,2022.

## 1.

Providing housing and basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, health, electricity, water etc. in urban areas including for slum dwellers is the responsibility of the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of States/UTs to provide housing ad basic  civic amenities like sewerage and water   through Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) & AMRUT 2.0 for all eligible urban citizens including slum dwellers No distinction has been specified among the urban dwellers, while taking up projects   in  cities covered under AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0. Selection,  appraisal,  approval and implementation of projects are done by the State Governments themselves. Further; State Govt: are free to include projects covering slum population as per their priorities to bridge the service level gaps.

## 2

SBM-U is being implemented since 02.10.2014 in all States and Union Territories and 4372 Statutory towns. The main thrust of the Mission is to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in all 4372 statutory towns and 100% scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in these towns.

For achieving ODF status, Community Public toilets (CT/PT) have been constructed in slums if space is not available for construction of Individual House Hold Laterines (IHHLs)

## 3. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)

Schemes related to development of slums are implemented by States Union Territories (UTs). However, Central  Government supplements the efforts of States UTs   through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) vertical of PMAY-U which is being  implemented  since 25 June 2015, specifically deals with slum  redevelopment based on proposals submitted by State UT Governments. ISSR vertical of PMA Y-U aims to leverage the locked potential of the land under slums to provide houses to the eligible slum dwellers bringing them into the formal urban settlement. The respective State/UT governments are competent, as per their policy, to incentivise the redevelopment of slums by giving additional FSI FAR or TDR to land owner: Besides, power to decide and fix beneficiary contribution in slum redevelopment project and decide eligibility of the slum dwellers like cut-off date, etc , rests with the respective State UT Governments. of <1.00 lakh per house, o an average, for eligible slum dwellers in all such projects. grant