Standard Urban Area

 It should have a core town of a minimum population size of 50,000.

 The contiguous areas made up of other urban as well as rural administrative units should
have close mutual socio- economic links with the core town.
 The probabilities are that this entire area will get fully urbanised in a period of two to three
decades.

Household was defined as 'a group of persons who commonly live together and would take their
meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevented any of them from doing so'.

Population density is the measurement of population per unit area.

Literacy:

The information on literacy was collected in all censuses. The definition of literacy had been 'both
ability to read and write in any language. In all the censuses besides data on literacy, additional
information was also collected. In 1872 the information about 'youths upto age 20 attending school,
college or under private tuition' was recorded. In 1881 Census, the information was collected whether
the individuals were under instruction or not, if not, whether they were able to read and write. In
1891 Census, besides the information regarding the language in which the person was literate the
foreign language known (if any) was also recorded. From 1901 to 1941 censuses, there was an
additional question whether the literate knew English or not. Information on the standard of
education was collected for the first time in 1941 census and after that it was asked in every
subsequent censuses. In 1971 the information on Literacy and Educational level was collected from
each individual.

Occupation:

TOTAL
WORKERS

MARGINAL
MAIN WORKERS
WORKERS

HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD
AGRICULTURAL OTHER AGRICULTURAL OTHER
CULTIVATORS INDUSTRY CULTIVATORS INDUSTRY NON WORKERS
LABOURERS WORKERS LABOURERS WORKERS
WORKERS WORKERS

All persons engaged in 'work' defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or
without compensation, wages or profit are workers.

Main Workers are those workers who had worked for the major part of the reference period i.e. 6
months or more. They provide the major share in the economically productive work.

Marginal Workers are those workers who had not worked for the major part of the reference period
i.e. less than 6 months.

Farmer or Cultivator: For purposes of the census a person is classified as cultivator if he or she is
engaged in cultivation of land owned or held from Government or held from private persons or
institutions for payment in money, kind or share. Cultivation includes effective supervision or
direction in cultivation. A person who has given out her/his land to another person or persons or
institution(s) for cultivation for money, kind or share of crop and who does not even supervise or
direct cultivation of land, is not treated as cultivator. Similarly, a person working on another person's
land for wages in cash or kind or a combination of both (agricultural labourer) is not treated as
cultivator.

Agriculture Labourer: A person who works on another person's land for wages in money or kind or
share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. She or he has no risk in the cultivation, but merely works
on another person's land for wages. An agricultural labourer has no right of lease or contract on land
on which she/he works.

Household Industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the household at
home or within the village in rural areas and only within the precincts of the house where the
household lives in urban areas. The larger proportion of workers in the household industry consists of
members of the household. The industry is not run on the scale of a registered factory which would
qualify or has to be registered under the Indian Factories Act. Household Industry relates to
production, processing, servicing, repairing or making and selling (but not merely selling) of goods.

Other workers include professions such as a Pleader, Doctor, Musician, Dancer, Astrologer, Dhobi,
Barber, etc., or merely trade or business, even if such professions trade or services are run at home
by members of the household.

WHY???

POPULATION DENSITY:

In planning these neighbourhoods, density is a critical factor. If it's too sparse, then we lose efficiency
like the suburbia in US and if it's too dense like Mumbai, then it becomes an impossible and
uncomfortable habitat to live in resulting in squatters and jams.

CULTURE:

 People centred, planet sensitive sustainable development bothers culture.

 To create a new, culturally sensitive urban development, the role of cultural practices and
their values in sustainable development must be explicitly recognized.
 It is the key for the success of sustainable development policies. It acts as a driver enabling
development of people centred societies.
 It is used as catalyst for economic development and urban regeneration.
 It implicates an urban development by education, economic growth, consumption, and
production pattern, sustainable cities.
 Human beings live in communities. They should create spaces where they can exercise their
rights, expand their abilities, lead the present, and decide the future.

LITERACY RATE:

It is the key for socio economic progress.