Development Plan - 2035 Sundernagar Planning Area DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SUNDERNAGAR PLANNING AREA IN MANDI DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PRADESH Prepared by: Town and Country Planning Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh Mission: Shaping Future Consultant: Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram, Haryana Development Plan - 2035 Sundernagar Planning Area CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION: SUNDERNAGAR PLANNING AREA ........................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Planning Area .................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Administrative Set up .............................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Regional Linkages and Connectivity ........................................................................................ 4 1.4.1 By Air ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.2 By Rail .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.4.3 By Road ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Historical Evolution – Mandi district ....................................................................................... 6 1.6 Geographical Setting ............................................................................................................... 6 1.6.1 Geology ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.6.2 Physiography ................................................................................................................... 7 1.6.3 Elevation.......................................................................................................................... 7 1.6.4 Slope ................................................................................................................................ 7 1.6.5 Soil Character ................................................................................................................ 11 1.6.6 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.7 Rainfall .......................................................................................................................... 11 1.7 Resources .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.7.1 Mineral Resources ........................................................................................................ 12 1.7.2 Forest Resources ........................................................................................................... 12 1.7.3 Water resources ............................................................................................................ 12 2. DEMOGRAPHY AND URBANIZATION ............................................................................................ 14 2.1 Sundernagar Town: Growth Trend ....................................................................................... 14 2.2 Population Distribution ......................................................................................................... 16 2.2.1 Population Density ........................................................................................................ 16 2.2.2 Growth Rate .................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.3 Sex Ratio ........................................................................................................................ 17 2.2.4 Literacy Rate.................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.5 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Composition ..................................................... 17 2.3 Population Projection ........................................................................................................... 18 2.3.1 Rural Urban Composition .............................................................................................. 19 2.4 Settlement Pattern ............................................................................................................... 19 2.4.1 Urban Settlement .......................................................................................................... 19 2.4.2 Rural Settlements .......................................................................................................... 19 3. ECONOMIC BASE AND EMPLOYMENT .......................................................................................... 21 3.1 Economic Base ...................................................................................................................... 21 3.1.1 Work-force Participation Rate (WPR) ........................................................................... 21 3.1.2 Main and Marginal Workers ......................................................................................... 21 3.1.3 Sector wise Workers Distribution ................................................................................. 22 3.2 Sector wise analysis .............................................................................................................. 22 3.2.1 Primary Sector ............................................................................................................... 22 3.2.2 Secondary Sector .......................................................................................................... 25 3.2.3 Tertiary Sector ............................................................................................................... 26 3.3 Employment Generation ....................................................................................................... 26 3.4 Proposed Work Areas ........................................................................................................... 27 3.4.1 Education Hub/ Knowledge Park .................................................................................. 27 Town and Country Planning Department, Himachal Pradesh Page | i Development Plan - 2035 Sundernagar Planning Area 3.4.2 Cement Industry............................................................................................................ 27 3.4.3 Light and Service Industries .......................................................................................... 27 3.4.4 Tourism Node ................................................................................................................ 28 3.4.5 Hospitality Zone ............................................................................................................ 28 3.4.6 Retail ............................................................................................................................. 28 4. TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................. 29 4.1 Road Network ....................................................................................................................... 29 4.1.1 Primary Road Network .................................................................................................. 29 4.1.2 Secondary Road Network.............................................................................................. 29 4.1.3 Tertiary Road Network .................................................................................................. 29 4.2 Road Inventory ...................................................................................................................... 30 4.2.1 PWD Roads .................................................................................................................... 31 4.3 Vehicular Growth .................................................................................................................. 31 4.4 Public Transport and Routes ................................................................................................. 32 4.4.1 Roadways ...................................................................................................................... 32 4.4.2 Railways ........................................................................................................................ 32 4.4.3 Airways .......................................................................................................................... 32 4.5 Traffic Studies ....................................................................................................................... 32 4.5.1 Directional Distribution ................................................................................................. 33 4.6 Proposals and Recommendations......................................................................................... 33 5. HOUSING ....................................................................................................................................... 36 5.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................