Toilets can wait, Delhiites want mobiles
8 May 2012 12:46 AM GMT
Delhi has shown a substantial improvement in overall living conditions in all socio-economic parameters since the last decade, with around 91 per cent of people having a mobile phone, 88 per cent owning a TV and 29 per cent possessing computers.
The figures are based on ‘Houselisting and Housing Census 2011’ for Delhi, released today.
The report on the first phase of Census 2011, also known as Houselisting and Housing Census released today by Director of Census Operations, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), Varsha Joshi, records an increase in the number of households to 33.4 lakh from 25.5 lakh for the last decade.
Eighty-eight per cent of the population in Delhi own a TV, up from 74.5, while 29.1 percentage of households have computers. Out of this, 17.6 per cent of households have access to internet on their computers.
The Census records a drastic increase in the percentage of households with telephone landlines or mobile services with 90.8 per cent population having one or the other, up from 34.7 per cent for 2001.
The LPG and CNG connections in households accounts for 89.9 per cent of the dwellings up from 34.2 per cent for 2001, a substantial increase.
The banking services amount to 77.7 per cent for 2011, up from 51 per cent of 2001. For the Schedule Caste (SC) households, the percentage is up from 30.6 for 2001 to 68.2 for this decade.
The percentage of population possessing assets have also increased. Only 2.9 percent of people in the city possess no asset, which was 14.1 per cent for 2001. The percentage for the Schedule Caste (SC) has also dropped with only 4.7 per cent having no assets against 21.1 per cent last decade.
There has been a slight increase in the ownership of various transports with only 37.1 per cent population having no vehicle of their own, against 43.1 per cent for 2001. In all 30.6 per cent possess a bicycle, 38.9 having a bike/ scooter while 20.7 per cent own a car.
Delhi, being the capital, also appears to be well-placed in providing electricity connections as the statistics suggested that 99.1 per cent of the houses here have power supply while only 0.1 per cent does not have any source of lighting in their houses. 0.7 per cent households depend on kerosene for lighting purposes.
The major highlights of the census is the improvement in the quality of housing, both in rural and urban areas, with the rural-urban gap being reduced by seven percentage points from 44 per cent in 2001 to 37 per cent.
The general household size has increased from 1-2 persons for 2001 to 3, 4 and 5 for 2011, suggesting that household trend is getting stabilised.
In 3.7 per cent households, only a single person live while 7.6 per cent houses have two persons and 12.8 have three. Twenty-four percent of the households have four members while 20.4 per cent have five members.
New Delhi may be the capital of the country but 22 per cent of its people do not have access to a latrine in their premises and are forced to defecate in the open or use public toilet.
89.5 per cent of the 33.40 lakh households in Delhi have a latrine in their premises while 3.3 per cent are forced to defecate in open. A close look at the statistics shows New Delhi district, the VVIP district among the nine districts in the capital, in a poor light as it fared poorer compared to other areas in providing proper sanitation.
Only New Delhi district has slipped below 80 per cent mark in this category.
According to the data, 22.1 per cent of the 30,385 households in the city have no latrines in their premises.
20.2 per cent of the households which do not have latrine facilities use public toilets, while two per cent defecate in open.
North-East district and East district fared better in this regard where only 4.9 and 6.6 per cent of the households have no access to latrines in their premises.
In North East district, people in only 0.6 per cent of the 3.95 lakh households defecate in open while 4.2 per cent use public toilet.
The survey, meanwhile, found households having access to the drinking water facility within the premises marginally up from 74.9 per cent in 2001 to 78.4 percent in 2011.
In rural areas its 64.1 per cent up from 62.3 per cent in 2001, while in urban areas its 78.8 per cent up from 75.8 per cent for the last decade.
Only 6.2 percentage of the households have drinking water installations away from premises while 15.1 percentage have the facility near the premises.
The central district has recorded a good figure with 91.7 percent households having drinking water installations within their premises. The North-East district records the worst among others with only 70.8 percent households having the installations within their premises. The census states that 81.3 percentage of the households have access to the tap water slightly up from 75.3 percent for the last decade.
In urban areas the percentage of is 81.9 while in rural its 59.4 percent.
Treated water is accessed by 75.2 percentage of the city households. However, only 49.6 percent households in rural areas access treated water which is fairly high for urban areas at 75.8 percent
Surprisingly, South Delhi district records the lowest percentage of households with access to tap water at 71 percent which is negligibly up from 70.9 for 2001.
Housing a big issue, rent a bigger one
Finding a proper accomodation seems to be a problem in Delhi as a new government data shows that three or more couples sleep under one roof in around 1.37 lakh houses while more than nine people live together in a single house in over two lakh dwellings in the city.
According to ‘Houselisting and Housing Census 2011’ for Delhi released on Monday, six to eight members live under one roof in 25.6 per cent of 33,40,538 households in the city while six per cent of the houses (around two lakh) have more than nine people living in a single dwelling.
In 3.7 per cent households, only a single person lives on an average while 7.6 per cent houses have two persons and 12.8 have three persons. Twenty-four per cent of the households have four members while 20.4 per cent have five members.
The figures suggested that 32.2 per cent of the households have one room each while 29.6 per cent had two rooms and 20 per cent have three rooms.
The statistics said 3.5 per cent (around 1.16 lakh) of 33.40 lakh houses have six or more rooms while three per cent of the households have five rooms.
Delhi also appears to be well-placed in providing electricity connections as the statistics suggested that 99.1 per cent of the houses in the capital have power supply while only 0.1 per cent does not have any source of lighting in their houses. 0.7 per cent households depend on kerosene for lighting purposes.
Delhi’s households also have highest number of latrines in houses. Eighty-seven per cent of the houses in the capital have bathrooms while 8.9 per cent or around 2.97 lakh houses do not have such a facility.Â
The percentage of households having piped sewage facility in Delhi is 59.3. Only 10.4 per cent households in the rural areas have piped sewer facility, while in urban areas the percentage is 60.5.
The central distict is the best with 89.7 per cent households having piped sewers, while north-east distict is the worst with only 32.8 per cent of the households having the facility.
The percentage of households without latrine facility is down from 22 per cent in 2001 to 10.5 per cent in 2011. In the rural areas the percentage of households without latrine is down from 37.1 to 23.1, while in the urban areas it records a dip to 10.2 percent from 21.0 for 2001.
The New Delhi district is the worst off with 22.1 per cent households in urban areas without latrines.
Also, the percentage of households with bathing facilities is fairly high, with 91 per cent households having the installation. The households with covered bathing installations is 87 per cent while only 4 percent have open installations.
The figures are based on ‘Houselisting and Housing Census 2011’ for Delhi, released today.
The report on the first phase of Census 2011, also known as Houselisting and Housing Census released today by Director of Census Operations, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), Varsha Joshi, records an increase in the number of households to 33.4 lakh from 25.5 lakh for the last decade.
Eighty-eight per cent of the population in Delhi own a TV, up from 74.5, while 29.1 percentage of households have computers. Out of this, 17.6 per cent of households have access to internet on their computers.
The Census records a drastic increase in the percentage of households with telephone landlines or mobile services with 90.8 per cent population having one or the other, up from 34.7 per cent for 2001.
The LPG and CNG connections in households accounts for 89.9 per cent of the dwellings up from 34.2 per cent for 2001, a substantial increase.
The banking services amount to 77.7 per cent for 2011, up from 51 per cent of 2001. For the Schedule Caste (SC) households, the percentage is up from 30.6 for 2001 to 68.2 for this decade.
The percentage of population possessing assets have also increased. Only 2.9 percent of people in the city possess no asset, which was 14.1 per cent for 2001. The percentage for the Schedule Caste (SC) has also dropped with only 4.7 per cent having no assets against 21.1 per cent last decade.
There has been a slight increase in the ownership of various transports with only 37.1 per cent population having no vehicle of their own, against 43.1 per cent for 2001. In all 30.6 per cent possess a bicycle, 38.9 having a bike/ scooter while 20.7 per cent own a car.
Delhi, being the capital, also appears to be well-placed in providing electricity connections as the statistics suggested that 99.1 per cent of the houses here have power supply while only 0.1 per cent does not have any source of lighting in their houses. 0.7 per cent households depend on kerosene for lighting purposes.
The major highlights of the census is the improvement in the quality of housing, both in rural and urban areas, with the rural-urban gap being reduced by seven percentage points from 44 per cent in 2001 to 37 per cent.
The general household size has increased from 1-2 persons for 2001 to 3, 4 and 5 for 2011, suggesting that household trend is getting stabilised.
In 3.7 per cent households, only a single person live while 7.6 per cent houses have two persons and 12.8 have three. Twenty-four percent of the households have four members while 20.4 per cent have five members.
New Delhi may be the capital of the country but 22 per cent of its people do not have access to a latrine in their premises and are forced to defecate in the open or use public toilet.
89.5 per cent of the 33.40 lakh households in Delhi have a latrine in their premises while 3.3 per cent are forced to defecate in open. A close look at the statistics shows New Delhi district, the VVIP district among the nine districts in the capital, in a poor light as it fared poorer compared to other areas in providing proper sanitation.
Only New Delhi district has slipped below 80 per cent mark in this category.
According to the data, 22.1 per cent of the 30,385 households in the city have no latrines in their premises.
20.2 per cent of the households which do not have latrine facilities use public toilets, while two per cent defecate in open.
North-East district and East district fared better in this regard where only 4.9 and 6.6 per cent of the households have no access to latrines in their premises.
In North East district, people in only 0.6 per cent of the 3.95 lakh households defecate in open while 4.2 per cent use public toilet.
The survey, meanwhile, found households having access to the drinking water facility within the premises marginally up from 74.9 per cent in 2001 to 78.4 percent in 2011.
In rural areas its 64.1 per cent up from 62.3 per cent in 2001, while in urban areas its 78.8 per cent up from 75.8 per cent for the last decade.
Only 6.2 percentage of the households have drinking water installations away from premises while 15.1 percentage have the facility near the premises.
The central district has recorded a good figure with 91.7 percent households having drinking water installations within their premises. The North-East district records the worst among others with only 70.8 percent households having the installations within their premises. The census states that 81.3 percentage of the households have access to the tap water slightly up from 75.3 percent for the last decade.
In urban areas the percentage of is 81.9 while in rural its 59.4 percent.
Treated water is accessed by 75.2 percentage of the city households. However, only 49.6 percent households in rural areas access treated water which is fairly high for urban areas at 75.8 percent
Surprisingly, South Delhi district records the lowest percentage of households with access to tap water at 71 percent which is negligibly up from 70.9 for 2001.
Housing a big issue, rent a bigger one
Finding a proper accomodation seems to be a problem in Delhi as a new government data shows that three or more couples sleep under one roof in around 1.37 lakh houses while more than nine people live together in a single house in over two lakh dwellings in the city.
According to ‘Houselisting and Housing Census 2011’ for Delhi released on Monday, six to eight members live under one roof in 25.6 per cent of 33,40,538 households in the city while six per cent of the houses (around two lakh) have more than nine people living in a single dwelling.
In 3.7 per cent households, only a single person lives on an average while 7.6 per cent houses have two persons and 12.8 have three persons. Twenty-four per cent of the households have four members while 20.4 per cent have five members.
The figures suggested that 32.2 per cent of the households have one room each while 29.6 per cent had two rooms and 20 per cent have three rooms.
The statistics said 3.5 per cent (around 1.16 lakh) of 33.40 lakh houses have six or more rooms while three per cent of the households have five rooms.
Delhi also appears to be well-placed in providing electricity connections as the statistics suggested that 99.1 per cent of the houses in the capital have power supply while only 0.1 per cent does not have any source of lighting in their houses. 0.7 per cent households depend on kerosene for lighting purposes.
Delhi’s households also have highest number of latrines in houses. Eighty-seven per cent of the houses in the capital have bathrooms while 8.9 per cent or around 2.97 lakh houses do not have such a facility.Â
The percentage of households having piped sewage facility in Delhi is 59.3. Only 10.4 per cent households in the rural areas have piped sewer facility, while in urban areas the percentage is 60.5.
The central distict is the best with 89.7 per cent households having piped sewers, while north-east distict is the worst with only 32.8 per cent of the households having the facility.
The percentage of households without latrine facility is down from 22 per cent in 2001 to 10.5 per cent in 2011. In the rural areas the percentage of households without latrine is down from 37.1 to 23.1, while in the urban areas it records a dip to 10.2 percent from 21.0 for 2001.
The New Delhi district is the worst off with 22.1 per cent households in urban areas without latrines.
Also, the percentage of households with bathing facilities is fairly high, with 91 per cent households having the installation. The households with covered bathing installations is 87 per cent while only 4 percent have open installations.
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