JALANDHAR CITY STUDY

SUBMITTED BY: ANANDITA CHOUREY

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INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY
• JALANDHAR, FORMERLY KNOWN AS JULLUNDUR IN BRITISH INDIA, IS A CITY IN
THE DOABA REGION OF THE NORTHWESTERN INDIAN STATE OF PUNJAB.
• JALANDHAR IS THE OLDEST INHABITED MAJOR CITY IN THE INDIAN STATE OF PUNJAB.
• JALANDHAR USED TO BE THE CAPITAL OF PUNJAB FROM INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE (IN 1947)
UNTIL CHANDIGARH WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1953.
• JALANDHAR IS SITUATED ALONGSIDE THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD AND IS A WELL-CONNECTED RAIL
AND ROAD JUNCTION.
• IT IS SITUATED AT 31.3260° N, 75.5762° E WITH GENERAL ELEVATION OF 780 M ABOVE THE SEA
LEVEL.

DATA SOURCE: HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/JALANDHAR#DEMOGRAPHICS

 JALANDHAR CITY PROFILE

• “THE URBAN HUB OF PUNJAB”

• JALANDHAR IS A NORTH WESTERN CITY OF PUNJAB. IT IS SITUATED 144 KM NORTHWEST OF THE STATE
CAPITAL, CHANDIGARH.
• IT IS MOST FAMOUS FOR ITS SPORTS GOODS INDUSTRIES. JALANDHAR’S STEEL AND IRON RE-ROLLING MILLS,
RUBBER GOODS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, HAND-TOOLS, ELECTRIC GOODS, AUTOMOBILE PARTS, SEWING
MACHINE FACTORIES AND HANDLOOM PRODUCTS ARE ALSO WELL-KNOWN IN THE COUNTRY.
• JALANDHAR HAS PROMINENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES SUCH AS LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY,
INSTITUTE OF BANKING SERVICES (IBS) AND GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY. IT HAS A HIGH LITERACY RATE OF
85.46%.

DATA SOURCE: HTTP://INVESTPUNJAB.GOV.IN/STATIC/CITYPROFILES

JALANDHAR CITY GROWTH
TRANSPORT MAP OF JALANDHAR CITY
POPULATION OF JALANDHAR DISTRICT

• THERE WAS CHANGE OF 11.76 PERCENT

IN THE POPULATION COMPARED TO
POPULATION AS PER 2001. IN THE
PREVIOUS CENSUS OF INDIA 2001,
JALANDHAR DISTRICT RECORDED
INCREASE OF 18.96 PERCENT TO ITS
POPULATION COMPARED TO 1991.
• ANNUAL POPULATION CHANGE

[1971-1981] +3.26 %/YEAR

[1981-1991] +2.17 %/YEAR
[1991-2001] +3.43 %/YEAR
[2001-2011] +2.05 %/YEAR

DATA SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CENSUS2011.CO.IN/CENSUS/DISTRICT/590-JALANDHAR.HTML

HTTP://POPULATION.CITY/INDIA/JALANDHAR/
POPULATION OF JALANDHAR CITY
DATA SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CENSUS2011.CO.IN/CENSUS/DISTRICT/590-JALANDHAR.HTML
 POPULATION DENSITY

• THE INITIAL PROVISIONAL DATA RELEASED BY CENSUS

INDIA 2011, SHOWS THAT DENSITY OF JALANDHAR
DISTRICT FOR 2011 IS 836 PEOPLE PER SQ. KM. IN 2001,
JALANDHAR DISTRICT DENSITY WAS AT 748 PEOPLE PER
SQ. KM. JALANDHAR DISTRICT ADMINISTERS 2,624
SQUARE KILOMETERS OF AREAS.

DATA SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.CENSUS2011.CO.IN/CENSUS/DISTRICT/590-JALANDHAR.HTML

JALANDHAR MASTER PLAN
 BUILDING BYE-LAWS FOR RESIDENTIAL
• THE PROPORTION UP TO WHICH A SITE MAY BE COVERED WITH BUILDING INCLUDING
ANCILLARY BUILDING ALONG WITH F.A.R. CONTROL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
FOLLOWING SLABS, THE REMAINING PORTION BEING LEFT OPEN IN THE FORM OF
MINIMUM FRONT SET BACK, AND OPEN SPACES AROUND THE BUILDING AND SPACE AT
REAR, SIDES OR INTERNAL COURTYARD:
THANK YOU!