The Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has brought out a report on Housing Condition in New Delhi on the basis of the results of sample surveys conducted during July 2012-December 2012.
The report gives a brief overview of the physical living conditions in Delhi, including various aspects like types of dwelling, ventilation, accessibility to civic amenities, bathing and electricity facilities. The report was prepared by the data processing unit of the directorate with technical assistance from National Sample Survey Office.
In terms of the demographic aspects, the total number of estimated households was 39.48 lakh out of which 97.78 per cent were in urban areas and the minor fraction of 2.33 per cent were in a rural setup. The approximate number of persons per household was found to be 4.93 in rural areas and 4.39 in the urban areas. Social groupwise distribution of households indicates that SCs account for 22 per cent, OBCs 18 per cent and 60 per cent by other categories.
With regard to the kind of accommodation, the ‘households with their own house’ is a bigger segment, which comprises 61.11 per cent of the total households whereas 10.67 per cent are lease houses. According to the report, the strictly residential houses account for 88.64 per cent of the total households whereas the remaining is residential-cum-commercial. In terms of the type of dwelling, 99.10 per cent inhabitants have pucca houses.
Regarding structural characteristics, about 6.93 lakh of the total households have single floor accommodation, which narrows down to 0.16 lakh residents staying in houses of 5-10 floors, as per the report. Surprisingly, 0.11 lakh people are living in houses, which are more than 80 years old and the bar rises to 2.97 lakh people who reside in houses of about 40-80 years.
The largest segment is for people living in houses of 20-40 years old, which comprises 40.35 per cent of the total households (9.73 lakh). Regarding the arrangement of basic amenities in a house, 63.67 per cent of the total houses have separate kitchens. Attached bathroom facilities are present 66.07 per cent of the households and 66.96 per cent of the houses have toilets for the exclusive usage whereas the remaining 21.95 per cent settle for shared toilets.
While 82 per cent of the households avail the facility of drinking source within the premises of the house, the remaining 18 per cent are forced to look for water outside the premises. 73 per cent of the households have the facility of access to drinking water from pipelines or tap water but 14.35 per cent rely on public taps and 6.695 per cent use tubewells for the purpose.
On a brighter note, 99.79 per cent of people have electricity connections for domestic use.