Abstract
Majority of population is concentrated in rural areas, but the growth of urban population is much faster. With this growth comes a concomitant increase in the burden on infrastructure and basic utilities. But the present paper is concerned about the issues about the household condition, as it has a vital role in the well-being of the individual and closely associated with the health of the residents. The census of India and National Sample Survey (NSSO) datasets are primarily used to tackle the anticipated issue of the urban population. According to the Census of India, in 1901 urban population was 11.4 percent, then in 2001 it was 28.53 percent, and as per 2011 it has crossed 31 percent. But this rapid rise is leading the problems like increased slum, decrease in Standard of Living (SL), and also it is root of environment damage. Among all these problems SL is tapped through the housing condition, amenities and facilities. When we discuss the key element of housing condition, the drinking water facilities is the prime among them, about 90 percent of the urban households have access to improved sources of drinking water. Then the next concern is toilet facilities, around 17 percent and 9 percent urban households lacks in access to bathroom and latrine facilities respectively. Additionally, the use of these facilities, sharing of latrines and bathrooms, and the crowded rooms make this population more prone to the health issues.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-306,
title = {Urban Households and Urbanisation in India: An Analysis of the Urban Impact},
author = {Santosh B. Phad and Priyanka V. Janbandhu and Dhananjay W. Bansod},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {Majority of population is concentrated in rural areas, but the growth of urban population is much faster. With this growth comes a concomitant increase in the burden on infrastructure and basic utilities. But the present paper is concerned about the issues about the household condition, as it has a vital role in the well-being of the individual and closely associated with the health of the residents. The census of India and National Sample Survey (NSSO) datasets are primarily used to tackle the anticipated issue of the urban population. According to the Census of India, in 1901 urban population was 11.4 percent, then in 2001 it was 28.53 percent, and as per 2011 it has crossed 31 percent. But this rapid rise is leading the problems like increased slum, decrease in Standard of Living (SL), and also it is root of environment damage. Among all these problems SL is tapped through the housing condition, amenities and facilities. When we discuss the key element of housing condition, the drinking water facilities is the prime among them, about 90 percent of the urban households have access to improved sources of drinking water. Then the next concern is toilet facilities, around 17 percent and 9 percent urban households lacks in access to bathroom and latrine facilities respectively. Additionally, the use of these facilities, sharing of latrines and bathrooms, and the crowded rooms make this population more prone to the health issues.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai},
keywords = {Household, India, NSSO, Sanitation and Hygiene, urban},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}