Amenities
and Living Conditions of the six major million plus urban
agglomerations/cities of Uttar Pradesh (UP) State of India have been discussed
here. These are Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra , Allahabad and Varanasi. The six
major cities of UP namely Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra , Allahabad and Varanasi are the major parts of the mentioned respective
urban agglomerations.
These six cities together account for about one fourth of urban population of UP.
LUCKNOW
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. It has always been a multicultural city. Lucknow district has the second highest urban
population (over 66%) in the State. Also
Lucknow city is one of the six million plus cities of the State. This metro city is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow
Division. The high rate of urbanization is attributed to its
administrative, trading, tourism based economic activities. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Lucknow City is 2,815,601. The sex ratio of Lucknow
City is 915 per 1000 males, whereas Child sex ratio is 901 per 1000 boys. About 43.48% population of Lucknow is urban. As
per provisional reports of Census India, population of Lucknow City in 2011 is 2,815,601; of which male and female
are 1,470,133 and 1,345,468 respectively. Although Lucknow city has population
of 2,815,601; its urban /
metropolitan population is 2,901,474 of which 1,518,951 are males and 1,382,523
are females.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010,
the amenities and living conditions
of urban Lucknow district are presented as below.
About 70% households were living in
their own houses. About 9% were still living in Kutcha or Semi Pucca houses.
Though almost all households had access to improved sources of drinking water,
but 27% were treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 18% were sharing toilets,
still about 7% were defecating in open. About 97% had access to electricity.
Though 81% were using LPG for cooking, 15% were still using fire wood/dung
cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 90% had telephones/ mobiles and 25%
even had computers.
KANPUR
Kanpur is the largest city and Industrial
Capital of Uttar Pradesh and also
is the administrative headquarters of Kanpur
Nagar and Kanpur Dehat districts and of
Kanpur division. It is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. According to the 2011 Indian census,
Kanpur city has a population of 2,767,031 and is the twelfth-most
populous city in India and the major industrial hub with in
the state of Uttar
Pradesh.
It has a metropolitan area of over
1,640 square kilometers and a city area of around 829 km2. As per census 2011, the urban population of Kanpur Nagar district is 3,015,129 which is over 6.78 percent
of the total state’s urban population. About
65.93 % population of Kanpur
Nagar is urban.
Based on the results of Annual Health Survey, 2010,
the amenities and living conditions
of urban Kanpur district are presented as below.
About 66% households were living in
their own houses. A little less than 19% were still living in Kutcha or Semi Pucca
houses. Though almost 99% households had access to improved sources of drinking
water, but 7% were treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 34% were sharing toilets,
still over 7% were defecating in open. About 94% had access to electricity.
Though 74% were using LPG for cooking, 17% were still using fire wood/dung
cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 83% had telephones/ mobiles and15%
even had computers.
AGRA
Agra is one of the major one and a half million
plus cities of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is the fourth largest urban
agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh as per the 2011 census population statistics. Agra, the former
capital of Hindustan, is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in state of Uttar
Pradesh. It is 363 kilometres west of
state capital, Lucknow and 200
kilometres south of the national capital, New
Delhi. Because 80 percent of the
city's sewage flows into Yamuna River, it is 20th most polluted city in India. The population of Agra city
is 1,574,542. The sex ratio of Agra city is 853 females
per 1000 males. As per Census 2011, the child sex ratio is 772 per 1000 boys.
Based on the results of Annual Health
Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Agra district are
presented as below.
About 88% households were living in
their own houses. Only 1% were living in Kutcha or semi-Pucca houses. Though 90
percent households had access to improved sources of drinking water, but only
10% were treating water to make it safer.
Whereas 22% were sharing toilets,
still about 22% were defecating in open. About 99% had access to electricity.
Though 70% were using LPG for cooking, 28% were still using fire wood/dung
cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 77% had telephones/ mobiles and 16%
even had computers.
VARANASI
Varanasi is another million plus city
of the State. It is head quarter of the
Varanasi district and Varanasi Division.
It is also commonly known Banaras and Kashi. It
is a city situated on the banks of the Ganges in the State and is 320 kilometres
southeast of state capital Lucknow.
It is regarded as a holy ity by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. It is one of the oldest
continuously inhabited cities in the world and
the oldest in India.
The Varanasi city is among the top six
cities of the state in terms of total population. As per provisional reports of Census India,
population of Varanasi City in 2011
is 1,201,815; of which males and females are 636,860 and 564,955 respectively.
The sex ratio of Varanasi city is 887 females per 1000 males.
Based on the results of Annual Health
Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Varanasi district are
presented as below.
About
81% households were living in their own houses. Less than 4% were still living
in Kutcha or Semi Pucca houses. Though 94 percent households had access to
improved sources of drinking water, but only 11% were treating water to make it
safer.
Whereas 31% were sharing toilets,
still about 9% were defecating in open. Over 94% had access to electricity.
Though 72% were using LPG for cooking, 23% were still using fire wood/dung
cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 86% had telephones/ mobiles and 14%
even had computers.
MEERUT
Meerut is one of the major million plus
cities and an administrative headquarters of Meerut district. It is also an ancient city with settlements dating
back to the Indus Valley
civilization having been found in
and around the area. The city lies 70 km northeast of the national capital New Delhi, and 453 km northwest
of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the second largest city in the National Capital Region of India (the
largest being Delhi), the 16th
largest metropolitan area and 25th largest
city in India. It ranked 292 in
2006 and 242 in 2010 in the list of largest cities and urban areas in the
world. The city covers an area of about 172 km2 while the total area is 198 km2,
third largest in Uttar Pradesh after Kanpur and Lucknow. As per provisional
reports of Census India, population of Meerut City in 2011 is 1,309,023; of which males and females are 689,567 and
619,456 respectively. The sex ratio of Meerut City is 898 per 1000 males.
Based on the results of Annual Health
Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Meerut district are presented as below.
About
85% households were living in their own houses. More than 11% were still living
in Kutcha or Semi Pucca houses. Though almost all households had access to
improved sources of drinking water, about 13% were treating water to make it
safer.
Whereas
23% were sharing toilets, still about 6% were defecating in open. About 96% had
access to electricity. Though 68% were using LPG for cooking, 31% were still
using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 83% had telephones/
mobiles and 16% even had computers.
ALLAHABAD
Allahabad
is another major city in the Indian
state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative
headquarters of the Allahabad
District. It is the second-oldest city in India. Allahabad is the sixth most populous city in Uttar Pradesh, with an estimated population
of 1.12 million living in the city area. Its area is 63.07 km2. Allahabad is also known as the "city of
prime ministers" because post independence 7 out of 13 prime ministers of
India belonged to Allahabad ( Jawaharlal
Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra
Shekhar). All these seven leaders were either born in Allahabad, were alumni of
Allahabad University, or got elected from a constituency in Allahabad.
As per
provisional reports of Census India, population of Allahabad city in 2011 is 1,117094;
of which males and females are 601,363 and 515,731 respectively. The sex ratio
of Allahabad city is 858 per 1000 males.
Based on the results of Annual Health
Survey, 2010, the amenities and living conditions of urban Allahabad district are presented as below.
About
82% households were living in their own houses. About 7% were living in Kutcha
or Semi-Kutcha houses. Almost all the households had access to improved sources
of drinking water, 11% were treating water to make it safer.
Whereas
7% were sharing toilets, still about 11% were defecating in open. About 99% had
access to electricity. Though 81% were using LPG for cooking, 13% were still
using fire wood/dung cakes/ crop residues for cooking. As high as 93% had
telephones/ mobiles and 18% even had computers.
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