Nadaun Planning Area Draft Development Plan
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR VARIOUS PLANNING AND SPECIAL AREAS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH NADAUN PLANNING AREA DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN •• ::::: :: :: Department of Town & Country Planning Governmentof Himachal Pradesh June,2017 DRAFT DEVELOPMENT PLAN NADAUN PLANNING AREA HAMIRPUR DISTRICT, H.P. Quality Control Draft Development Plan For Nadaun Planning Area Submitted To Town and Country Planning Department Government of Himachal Pradesh Document No. : 1432 / HPDP-NPA / D3 / R2 Date : June, 2017 Document Prepared by : Ankit Nath Saxena, Sanorita Trikey, Md. Fahad Shahab, Sourav Das, Sayan Sarkar. Sudheer Sutar and Indrani Mukherjee Document Reviewed by : Mona Srivastava Document Approved by : Subha Brata Roy No. of Revision : 2 No. of Copies Circulated : 3 Nadaun Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... i List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... vi i List of Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... ix List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................... xi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... xiii 1 The Context .....................................................................................................................................................1 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 1 The Context ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Objective ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Methodology .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Surveys ................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5.1 Household Survey .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.5.2 Land Use Survey ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.5.3 Traffic Survey ................................................................................................................................. 2 2 Town Over Time ..............................................................................................................................................5 Nomenclature ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Location and Regional Setting ................................................................................................................ 5 Historical Setting..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.1 Pre-Independence ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.3.2 Post-Independence ........................................................................................................................ 7 Nagar Panchayat ..................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Planning Area ..................................................................................................................................................9 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Extent of Planning................................................................................................................................. 10 Administrative Set-up ........................................................................................................................... 10 4 Regional Scenario ..........................................................................................................................................13 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Regional Linkages and Connectivity ..................................................................................................... 13 4.2.1 By Air ............................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2.2 By Rail .......................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2.3 By Road ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Regional Resources ............................................................................................................................... 14 4.3.1 Mineral Resources ....................................................................................................................... 14 4.3.2 Forest Resources .......................................................................................................................... 14 4.3.3 Hydro-power ................................................................................................................................ 14 5 Physical and Environmental Considerations .................................................................................................15 Physiography ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Climate .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Flora and Fauna .................................................................................................................................... 15 Geology and Soil Character .................................................................................................................. 16 6 Demography and Urbanization .....................................................................................................................19 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Population ............................................................................................................................................ 19 6.2.1 Population Growth....................................................................................................................... 19 6.2.2 Population Distribution ................................................................................................................ 20 6.2.3 Sex Ratio ...................................................................................................................................... 21 6.2.4 Age-Sex Composition ................................................................................................................... 21 Page | i Draft Development Plan -2036 Nadaun 6.2.5 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population....................................................................... 21 6.2.6 Literacy Rate ................................................................................................................................ 21 6.2.7 Population Density ....................................................................................................................... 22 Population Forecast .............................................................................................................................. 22 6.3.1 Population Projection .................................................................................................................. 22 Settlement Pattern ............................................................................................................................... 23 6.4.1 Existing Settlement Pattern ......................................................................................................... 23 6.4.2 Proposed Settlement Hierarchy and Facilities for 2036 .............................................................. 25 Zone Delineation .................................................................................................................................. 26 7 Economic Base and Employment ..................................................................................................................29 Economic Base .....................................................................................................................................