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1 Location
One of the important districts of western UP,ALIGARH is located 27*53`north latitude &
78*4`east longitude. It is situated along Delhi-Calcutta railway
126 kms from Delhi
1408 kms from Calcutta
308 kms from Kanpur
District covers an area of 38.29 sq km.Total population is 6, 58,165 (2001).Aligarh
development authority had Proposed development area (2001)=4980 hac.out of which 64.5%
achieved. That means % of the total city is developed. Topographically, the district
represents a shallow trough, formed by river ganga in north east & yamuna in north west. City
experiences tropical monsoon type climate. Temperature range of 46*c-4*c. A scanty rainfall
of 65 to 75cms is seen throughout the year.
2 General Statistics
AREA total area under city is 4980 hac.
POPULATION Aligarh has high population rate, as City
Grows by 2% naturally & 4% migrants from villages.
i) POPULATION GROWTH 49.75%(1981-1991)
ii) TOTAL POPULATION (1991)=6,03,706
iii) ST = 56,ST=105075
SEX RATIO
Sex ratio of city had improved in last decade from 867(1991) to 869(2001)
LITERACY
Woman literacy is quite low in comparison to that of males. because woman are gernally
confined to home & woman colleges are less in number(4).Even overall literacy is low in
comparison to national standard.
Implications Of Urbanisation
ACHAL TAL AREAS: -The area is inhabited dominantly by hindus.Has major locations like
manik chowk and madar gate (whole sale market)
CIVIL LINES AREA:-Area developed by British. Majority of area is sparsely built.marris road –
commercial with high land values. University area ramghat road – newly developed &
commercial.
PERIPHERAL RING AREA :-This is recently developed area – private builders, ada & cghs.
Land for commercial and residential use. Mostly planned
Travel pattern
INTER CITY MOVEMENT
Aligarh city is very well connected to region through rail & road.
DELHI – GHAZIABAD – ALIGARH movement is facilitated by daily shuttle train (EMU) & is
cheap too. (Rs=23.00 only).this serves as lifelines to those working in adjoining cities. Due its
location, many passengers change trip at ALIGARH.Delhi – Sikandrabad – Khurja – Aligarh
express highway. This 120 Kms express highway project (costing Rs 2450 million) will
encourage development in Aligarh.
INTRA CITY MOVEMENT
Govt, does not provide any public mean of transportation within city
Private taxi, rickshaw, Tonga and three-wheeler carry masses from one place to another.
Quality of life
Like most Indian town, Aligarh had shortfall of basic facilities.
Problems of housing had become acute due high rate of population growth (average 6
persons/house). City had poor infrastructure, both in terms of quality and quantity for
domestic water supply, people prefer bore well more than municipal connection, as it is more
reliable.
Because of topography (bowl shaped), stagnant pools and flooding of low-lying areas is quite
common. Herby sanitation is big problem.
Sewage and sanitation is mostly missing. Urban facilities absent in many of the new
developments also. Child labour is the worst aspect of city’s industries. They are engaged in
lock, brass and metal works.
Electric supply is inadequate as per the requirements of the city and is a major concern.
Apart from university area and few new settlements, overall state of urban comfort is missing.
Analysis
Failure of the administration to relocate industrial sector to the site provided by the state
government.
Core of city (densely congested) shows mixed use, and is too congested to live in .
Civil lines and marris road show the only green areas, those are present in the city.
Inadequate greens, very less recreational areas and dense residential growth show that the
development of city is market driven.
Separate Township has been proposed to ease burden on city infrastructure
High concentration of household industry in old areas, has converted them to mixed land use.
Clustering of slums all over the city has resulted in an unbalanced and organic growth.
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH
Big agriculture market
Ample manpower
Fertile land & large ground reserve
WEAKNESS
No mineral reserves
Topographically its bowl shaped
Lack of housing
Weak urban infrastructure
OPPORTUNITY
Mechanisation of lock industry
Agriculture based industry
Favourable climatic condition
Hardworking people
THREATS
Pressure of growing population
Increase in brass and metal industry in degradation of city.
Child labour in various lock and metal works.
Large immigration.