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District Spatial Plan - Thrissur URBAN PROFILE Department of Town & Country Planning, Kerala Department of Town & Country Planning, Kerala In this chapter the trend of urbanization of Thrissur District is assessed and is compared with the level of Urbanization of the State so as to ascertain the position of the District in the State scenario. 8.1 TREND OF URBANIZATION – KERALA At the turn of the 21 st century, Kerala had a popu- lation of 63.96 lakhs, of which 59.42 lakhs were in its rural areas as per Census 2001. This constituted 92.89% of the total population of the state. At the end of the Table 8.1: Population (2001) of Kerala at a glance Person Males Females Growth rate Total 31838619 15468664 16369955 9.42 Rural 23571484 11450785 12120699 10.05 Urban 8267135 4017879 4249256 7.64 2001 Source: Census of India - 2001 Chapter – 8 URBAN PROFILE 20th century the total population in Kerala has in- creased to 3.18 crores (31838619) of which rural popu- lation is 2.35 crores. This means that the rural popula- tion constitutes about 74% of the total population in Table 8.2: Trends of population growth of Kerala - 1981-2001 1981 25453680 19.24% 37.64% 1991 29098518 14.32% 60.97% 2001 31838619 9.42% 7.64% Year Total population Growth rate of Growth rate in urban total population population Source: Census of India - 2001 2001. The population figures of the State as per census 2001 are shown in the Table 8.1. There is an increase of about 400% in the total population of Kerala within a century. During this pe- riod rural population has increased by 300 %. Rural population content in Kerala has declined from 92.89% to 74% of the total population within a century. This is an indication on the trend of urbanization in Kerala that has happened in a century. The population figures of the immediate past, ie last three decades are analyzed here (see table 8.2). There is a steady decline in the population growth rate over the last three decades. Population growth rate 113
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District Spatial Plan - Thrissur URBAN PROFILE

Department of Town & Country Planning, KeralaDepartment of Town & Country Planning, Kerala

In this chapter the trend of urbanization of

Thrissur District is assessed and is compared with the

level of Urbanization of the State so as to ascertain the

position of the District in the State scenario.

8.1 TREND OF URBANIZATION – KERALA

At the turn of the 21st century, Kerala had a popu-

lation of 63.96 lakhs, of which 59.42 lakhs were in its

rural areas as per Census 2001. This constituted 92.89%

of the total population of the state. At the end of the

Table 8.1: Population (2001) of Kerala at a glance

Person Males Females Growth rate

Total 31838619 15468664 16369955 9.42Rural 23571484 11450785 12120699 10.05Urban 8267135 4017879 4249256 7.64

2001

Source: Census of India - 2001

Chapter – 8URBAN PROFILE

20th century the total population in Kerala has in-

creased to 3.18 crores (31838619) of which rural popu-

lation is 2.35 crores. This means that the rural popula-

tion constitutes about 74% of the total population in

Table 8.2: Trends of population growth of Kerala - 1981-2001

1981 25453680 19.24% 37.64%1991 29098518 14.32% 60.97%2001 31838619 9.42% 7.64%

Year Total population Growth rate of Growth rate in urbantotal population population

Source: Census of India - 2001

2001. The population figures of the State as per census

2001 are shown in the Table 8.1.

There is an increase of about 400% in the total

population of Kerala within a century. During this pe-

riod rural population has increased by 300 %. Rural

population content in Kerala has declined from 92.89%

to 74% of the total population within a century. This is

an indication on the trend of urbanization in Kerala that

has happened in a century.

The population figures of the immediate past, ie

last three decades are analyzed here (see table 8.2).

There is a steady decline in the population growth

rate over the last three decades. Population growth rate

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was 19.24% in 1981 and it reduced to 9.42% in 2001.

During the period 1981-91 population of 36.45 lakhs

were added to the previous decades population,

whereas during the period 1991-2001, population of

only 27.4 lakhs were added within. The growth rate of

urban population of Kerala over the last three de-

cades shows that it is in a transition phase. Over the

last two decades (1971-81 and 1981-91) growth rate in

urban population was on the rise, 37.64% in 1981 and

60.97% in 1991. (see table 8.3).

Table 8.3: Trends in urbanization of Kerala - 1981-2001

Percentage of Growth rate of Growth rate inYear Total Urban urban total urban

Polpulation Population Population Population Population

1981 25453680 4771275 18.74 19.24 37.64

1991 29098518 7680294 26.39 14.32 60.97

2001 31838619 8267135 25.97 9.42 7.64

Source: Census of India - 2001

But the urban population growth rate has drasti-

cally declined to 7.64% in 2001 with a decrease of 87.5

% over the preceding decadal urban population growth

rate. At the same time the growth rate in total popula-

tion has decreased from 14.32 % to 9.42% only with a

decrease rate of 34.2%. This indicates that over the last

three decades there is spread effect of population into

the rural area. This is an indication to the planners to

take the planning of rural areas seriously than before

and subsequently address the reasons for the spread

Fig 8.1: Urban area of Thrissur District

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Table 8.4: Census Towns & Out growth in Thrissur District - 2001

Sl.No Name of Census Town Name of Grama Panchayat/ Wards numbers

Muncipal council

1 Akathiyyoor(C.T) Porkulam Ward No.4,5,6,72 Perakam(C.T) Pookode Ward No.8,9,10,11,12,133 Iringaprom(C.T) Pookode Ward No.3,4,5,6,7,84 Thaikkad(C.T) Thaikkad Ward No.2,3,4,5,6,75 Paluvai(C.T) Pavaratty Ward No.1,2,7,8,9,106 Pavaratty(C.T) Pavaratty Ward No.1,2,3,4,7,8,9,107 Brahmakulam(C.T) Elavally Ward No.1,2,9,10,11,128 Venmanad(C.T) Pavaratty Ward No. 4,5,6,7,8,9,10, \11, 129 Kolazhy(C.T) Kolazhy Ward No. 4,5,6,7,810 Pottore(C.T) Kolazhy Ward No. 2,3,4,8,12,1311 Puranattukkara(C.T) Adat Ward No. 7,8,9,12,1312 Nadathara(C.T) Nadathara Ward No. 1,3,8,9,10,1113 Marathakkara(C.T) Puthur Ward No. 12,13,14,15,16, 17,1914 Avinissery(C.T) Avinissery Ward No.3,4,5,6,7,1015 Palissery(C.T) Avinissery Ward No.1,2,8,916 Chevvoor(C.T) Cherpu Ward No.1,2,3,4,5,10, 11, 1317 Vallachira(C.T) Vallachira Ward No.1,2,3,4,8,9,1018 Methala(C.T) Methala Ward No.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,

9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,1719 Nenmanikkara(C.T) Nenmanikkara Ward No. 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 1120 Pudukkad(C.T) Pudukkad Ward No. 1,2,3,8,9,10,1121 Koratty(C.T) Koratty Ward No. 1,2,3,4,5,12,

13,14,15,16

22 Pookode(O.G) Guruvayur Ward No.21

23 Eriyad(O.G) Kodungallur Ward No.25

effect of population to rural areas.

8.2 CENSUS URBAN AREAS IN THRISSUR DISTRICT

As per the 2001 census, the population of Thrissur

District is 2,974,232 which constitute about 9.34 % of

the total population of the State. Of the total popula-

tion of the district, 839433 is urban population. That is

28.2 % of the total population of the District is in the

urban areas of the District. There are thirty urban areas

viz, Thrissur Municipal Corporation, Kunnamkulam

Municipal Council, Chavakkad Municipal Council,

Guruvayoor Municipal Council, Kodungallur Municipal

Council, Irinjalakuda Municipal Council, Chalakudy

Municipal Council, Akathiyoor Census Town, Perakam

Census Town, Iringapurom Census Town, Thaikkad Cen-

sus Town, Paluvai Census Town, Pavaratty Census Town,

Brahmakulam Census Town, Venmanad Census Town,

Kolazhy Census Town, Pottore Census Town,

Puranattukara Census Town, Nadathara Census Town,

Marathakkara Census Town, Avinissery Census Town,

Palissery Census Town, Chevvoor Census Town,

Vallachira Census Town, Methala Census Town,

Nenmenikkara Census Town, Puthukkad Census Town,

Koratty Census Town, Pookode Out Growth, and Eriyad

Out Growth, in the District as per 2001 census. The de-

tails are shown in figure 8.1 The details of census towns

is shown in table 8.4.

Source: Census of India - 2001

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8.3 URBAN POPULATION CONTENT (EXISTING)

The process of urbanization of an area can be as-

sessed in relation to its urban population content. The

urban population content of Kerala state is 26%,

whereas that of the District is 28.2%, which clearly points

out the fact that the process of urbanization in Thrissur

district is slightly more than that of average state fig-

ure. On comparing the urban content of all the 14 Dis-

trict of the State, it can be seen that Thrissur District is

positioned in the 6th rank.

There is a steep increase (From 11.74% to 21.1%)

in the urban content of the total population for a pe-

riod from 1971 to 1981. The urban area of the district

during this period (1971-1981) shows an increase of

131.87 sq km. The sudden surge in the urban popula-

tion during this period correspond to this increase in

area. A slight increase in the urban population and ur-

ban area is noted during the period from 1991 to 2001.

(Table 8.5).

The increase in urban areas of the District as indi-

cated in the corresponding years census figures, is

showed the fig 8.2. In 1971 the extent of urban area in

Thrissur District was 83.43 sq km, which has increased

to 301.2 sq km in 1991. The increase of urban area of the

district was not uniform from 1971 to 2001, but the in-

crease was high during the period from 1971 to 1981

and from 1981 to 1991. There is only slight increase of

urban area during the last decade, i.e. during the pe-

riod 1991 –2001.

Table 8.5: Thrissur District - variation in urban content 1991-2001

Year Total Population Urban Population Percent of urban Urban area inPopulation Sq. km

1971 2,128,877 249,845 11.74 83.43

1981 2,439,633 514,783 21.1 215.3

1991 2,737,311 720,216 26.31 301.2

2001 2,974,232 839,433 28.2 345.85

Source: Census of India - 2001

It can be summarized that urban population has

increased by 236 % against an increment of 315% in the

extent of urban area. Urban population and urban area

of the district increased during 1971-2001 period. But

the increase in population is less than the increase in

the urban area. This indicates that there is a chance of

migration of further densification of the urban areas of

Thrissur.

8.4 GROWTH RATE OF URBAN POPULATION

The graph (see fig 8.3) shows the decadal varia-

tion in the urban population of Thrissur District from

1971 to 2001. The total urban population of the District

has increased from 249845 to 839433 in a period of four

decades. The variation during this period was not uni-

form. A steady increase in the urban population is ob-

served from 1971 to 1991, but during the period from

1991 to 2001 there is comparatively less increase in the

urban population.

The graph (see fig 8.4) shown below depicts the

growth rate of urban population against the growth rate

of population over the last two decades in the District.

When the population growth rate of the District has

declined from 12.21 to 8.66, the urban population

growth rate has declined from 39.9 to 16.55 during the

same time period (1981 to 2001), indicating a possibil-

ity of considerable reduction in the migration of popu-

lation to the urban areas of the District. The growth

rate of urban population is more than the growth rate

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Fig 8.2: Extent of urban area of the District

of the district. There is a reduction in growth rate the

rural and urban scenario, but it is found that the urban

areas exhibit faster growth indicating a constant mi-

gration to urban area. This may be due to the educa-

tional, medical and Infrastructural facilities available

in the urban areas of the district.

Fig 8.3: Total urban population during various decades

Sour

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of I

ndia

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Table 8.6 compares the growth rate of urban popu-

lation of the State and the District. This shows that there

is a huge decline in the growth rate of urban popula-

tion of Kerala; more or less the same decreasing pat-

tern is seen in Thrissur also, but the rate of decrease is

just half that of the state.

Figure (fig 8.5) depicts the variation of popula-

tion growth rate of various local government of Thrissur

district. From the figure it is clear that growth rate is

maximum at Kunnamkulam Muncipal Council. Growth

rate of population of Thrissur Municipal Corporation is

less than the surrounding Grama Panchayats. But the

Grama Panchayats that are census towns show more

growth rate than the surrounding Grama Panchayats.

There are 11 census towns located near Thrissur Mu-

nicipal Corporation. Guruvayur Muncipal council and

Chavakkad Muncipal council show less growth rate than

the surrounding Grama Panchayats. Grama Panchayat

parts of which are census towns via Akathiyoor Census

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Table 8.6: Growth rate of urban population – Comparison with state

1981-91 1991-01

Kerala 60.89 % 7.69 %Thrissur 39.9 % 16.55 %

Source: Census of India - 2001

Fig 8.5: Growth rate of population 2001- Local Govt. wise variation

Fig 8.4: Population Growth Rate- Comparison with District

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Town, Perakam Census Town, Iringapuram Census

Town, Thaikkad Census Town, Paluvai Census Town,

Brahmakulam Census Town, Kolazhy Census Town,

Pottore Census Town, Puranattukara Census Town,

Marathakkara Census Town, Avinissery Census Town,

Palissery Census Town, Vallachira Census Town,

Methala Census Town, Nenmenikkara Census Town,

Koratty Census Town, Pookode Out Growth and Eriyad

Out Growth show greater population growth rate. In

general there is a chance of in migration of people to

the urban areas from the rural areas.

8.5 URBAN SETTLEMENTS – FROM 1971 TO 2001

The number of urban settlements of the district

was increasing from 1971 to 1991 (see table 8.7). In 2001,

Thrissur Municipal Corporation has been upgraded to

Thrissur Municipal Corporation appending the adjoin-

ing the census urban settlements, thus there is decrease

in the total number of urban settlements of district

compared to the previous decade. But area wise there

is an increase from 1991 to 2001 in the urban area.

8.6 FUTURE URBANIZATION PROFILE OF THE DIS-TRICT

The analysis of the occupational structure of the

District shows that the primary sector i.e., the agricul-

ture sector, shows declining trend in the district. The

sectors, which show growth, are industrial and the ser-

vice sectors. More than 50% of the total urban popula-

tion depends on the service sector for their lively hood.

It is observed that rural areas of the district are also

slowly withdrawing from the primary sector and started

depending more on the service sector. Because of this

shift in the occupational structure some of the rural

areas will be having more than 75% of the male work-

ers in the non-agricultural category in the near future

and hence will fall in the category of census urban.

Hence there may be significant increase in the urban

population as well as in the extent of urban areas of

the District in the future. In the following paragraphs,

the future urban LSGs are delineated based on the

three fold census classification as per census 2001, and

the result is further iterated with the factors like im-

pact of proposed urban development projects, grade

of the LSGs and hierarchy of settlements.

CRITERIA-1: CENSUS URBAN AREA

A study on the existing occupational structure in

various settlements of the District will throw light on

the future urban profile of the district. The workers of

each settlement which are classified in to four fold clas-

sification as per census 2001 are divided in to the fol-

lowing nine categories based on the workers classifica-

tion in the 1991 census.

1. Main Cultivators

2. Main Agricultural Labourers

3. Livestock, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Planta-

tion, Orchards, and allied activates

4. Mining and Quarrying

5. Manufacturing, Processing, Servicing and

repairs in Household industries

6. Manufacturing, Processing, servicing and

Table 8.7: Urban settlements in different period of time

Census year Total number of Muncipal Muncipal Census Urban out Total urbanurban centres Corporation Towns Towns Growths area (Sq. Km)

1971 9 4 4 1 83.431981 26 6 19 1 215.31991 44 6 34 4 301.22001 30 1 6 21 2 345.85

Source: Census 2001

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repairs in other than household industries

7. Trade and commerce

8. Transport storage and Communications

9. Others

The methodology adopted for the extrapolation

to get the nine fold classification of workers in 2001

based on the workers classification in census 1991 is

described briefly here. The only two types of workers

included in both 1991 and 2001 census are the cultiva-

tors and agricultural laborers. The remaining two types

of workers in the 2001 census, house hold industrial

workers and other workers are totaled together and

this total is divided in to 7 classes of workers in the

same proportion as these 7 classes of workers as there

in the 1991 census. Then the number of male workers

in manufacturing, processing, servicing and repairs in

House hold industries, manufacturing, processing, ser-

vicing and repairs in other than house hold industries,

trade & commerce, transport, storage & communica-

tion and others are totaled to calculate the percentage

of male workers in non-agricultural activities in each of

the LSGs of the District. The details are shown in

Annexe-21. In order to avoid the possibility of errors,

i.e. exclusion of some of the actual urban area, the ex-

trapolation of the data to get classification of workers

based on 1991 census, is attempted only for the LSGs

with non-agricultural male workers more than 90% (in-

stead of 75%) is taken for the study. Based on this, there

are 45 LSGs identified in the District, which are satisfy-

ing the three-fold census criteria to be urban in imme-

diate future. The list of which is given below and the

spatial location of these LSGs is shown in fig 8.6.

1. Thrissur Municipal Corporation2. Methala3. Edavilangu

Fig 8.6: Urban Centers based on 3 fold Census Criteria

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4. Eriyad5. Guruvayur Municipal Council6. Avinissery7. Chavakkad Municipal Council8. Irinjalakkuda Municipal Council9. Kaipamangalam10. Sreenarayanapuram11. Mathilakam12. Nenmanikkara13. Pookode14. Kodungallur Municipal Council15. Perinjanam16. Kolazhy17. Chalakkudy Municipal Council18. Valappad19. Thalikulam20. Cherpu21. Nattika22. Manalur23. Kadapuram24. Vadanappilly25. Pavaratty26. Kunnamkulam Municipal Council27. Orumanayur

28. Pudukkad29. Thaikkad30. Alagappanagar31. Edathiruthy32. Kaiparamba33. Punnayur34. Kandanissery35. Elavally36. Vadakkekad37. Kadukkutty38. Adat39. Vellangallur40. Engandiyur41. Mala42. Venkitangu43. Poyya44. Mulamkkunnathukkavu45. Nadathara

The classification of an area into urban depending

upon 9 fold classification of workers obtained out of a

mere extrapolation of the census 2001 data based on

the previous decades data can’t be taken as very accu-

Fig 8.7: Urban Centers Based on Census Criteria & Grade of LSGs

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rate. Though it gives a near accurate picture about the

trend of urbanization, some other factors like the ex-

tent of physical and economic development, future

urban development projects and existing hierarchy of

settlements need to be considered.

CRITERIA 2: GRADE OF LSGs

The grading of LSGs is done previously compar-

ing their physical and economical development. So, in

the absence of direct data to assess the physical and

economic development, the grade of Grama Panchayat

can be taken as a proxy indicator to measure the physi-

cal and economic development of the LSGs

Out of the 45 Grama Panchayats listed based on

criteria one, 24 are Special grade Grama Panchayts and

14 are first grade Grama Panchayats. The first grade

Grama Panchayats are excluded from the list. The re-

maining LSGs are:

1. Thrissur Municipal Corporation

2. Guruvayur Municipal Council

3. Chavakkad Municipal Council

4. Irinjalakkuda Municipal Council

5. Kodungallur Municipal Council

6. Chalakkudy Municipal Council

7. Kunnamkulam Municipal Council

8. Valappad

9. Engandiyur

10. Edavilangu

11. Edathiruthy

12. Venkitangu

13. Nattika

14. Pavaratty

15. Adat

16. Manalur

17. Cherpu

18. Eriyad

19. Perinjanam

20. Mathilakam

21. Sreenarayanapuram

22. Methala

23. Nenmanikkara

24. Alagappanagar

25. Vadanappilly

26. Pudukkad

27. Vellangallur

28. Mala

29. Kadukkutty

30. Nadathara

31. Vadakkekad

Figure 8.7, shows the spatial location of these 31

LSGs. Before finalizing the future urban LSGs of the Dis-

trict, the urban development Projects of the District

and their possible impacts are also to be studied.

CRITERIA: 3: PERSPECTIVES IN URBAN DEVELOP-MENT

The major urban development projects envis-

aged in the District as of now are the proposal for a

Medical University in the Avanoor Grama Panchayat

where part of the existing medical college is function-

ing. This will obviously induce a tremendous develop-

ment impulse in this area.

It is to be noted that Avanoor Grama Panchayat is

not included in the 31 LSGs listed as probable urban

LSGs of the District. So this local body is to be consid-

ered while listing the future urban LSGs. After the in-

clusion of this LSGs the number of LSGs in the select list

will increase to 32 as listed below and also shown in Fig

8.8.

1. Thrissur Municipal Corporation

2. Guruvayur Municipal Council

3. Chavakkad Municipal Council

4. Irinjalakkuda Municipal Council

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5. Kodungallur Municipal Council

6. Chalakkudy Municipal Council

7. Kunnamkulam Municipal Council

8. Valappad

9. Engandiyur

10. Edavilangu

11. Edathiruthy

12. Venkitangu

13. Nattika

14. Pavaratty

15. Adat

16. Manalur

17. Cherpu

18. Eriyad

19. Perinjanam

20. Mathilakam

21. Sreenarayanapuram

22. Methala

23. Nenmanikkara

24. Alagappanagar

25. Vadanappilly

26. Pudukkad

27. Vellangallur

28. Mala

29. Kadukkutty

30. Nadathara

31. Vadakkekad

32. Avanoor

CRITERIA: 4: HIERARCHY OF SETTLEMENT

The hierarchy of the above 32 LSGs in the overall

context of the District are also to be taken in to account

before finalizing the LSGs with urban character, be-

cause it is an indicator of the type and number of facili-

Fig 8.8: Urban Centers Based on Census Criteria, Grade of LSGs & Perspectives in Urban Development

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ties in the LSGs. Annexe 10 shows the hierarchy of the

settlements and according to this, out of the 32 LSGs

listed above the following are in the category of LSGs

having the lowest hierarchy.

1. Engandiyur2. Edathiruthy3. Venkitangu

4. Nattika5. Perinjanam6. Mathilakam7. Nenmanikkara8. Alagappanagar

9. Vadanappilly10. Vellangallur11. Kadukkutty12. Nadathara

13. Vadakkekad

14. Avanoor

These fourteen LSGs are to be excluded from the

list of the selected list of likely urban LSGs. The final

lists of the probable urban LSGs are given below.

1. Thrissur Municipal Corporation

2. Guruvayur Municipal Council

3. Chavakkad Municipal Council

4. Irinjalakkuda Municipal Council

5. Kodungallur Municipal Council

6. Chalakkudy Municipal Council

7. Kunnamkulam Municipal Council

8. Valappad

9. Edavilangu

10. Pavaratty

11. Adat

12. Manalur

13. Cherpu

14. Eriyad

Table 8.8: Future urban profile of the District

Existing Urban area Future probable urban area

1. Thrissur Municipal Corporation 1. Valappad

2 Kunnamkulam Municipal Council 2. Edavilangu

3 Chalakkudy Municipal Council 3. Pavaratty

4 Irinjalakkuda Municipal Council 4 . Adat

5 Kodungallur Municipal Council 5. Manalur

6 Guruvayur Municipal Council 6. Cherpu

7 Chavakkad Municipal Council 7. Eriyad

8. Sreenarayanapuram

9. Methala

10. Pudukkad

11. Mala

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Fig 8.9: Urban Future urbanization profile – Thrissur District

15. Sreenarayanapuram

16. Methala

17. Pudukkad

18. Mala

Clearly the above local governments define the

future urban profile of the District. The likely future

urban profile of the district evolved is shown in the

table 8.8 and the same is shown in fig 8.9

8.7 URBAN PROFILE

All the 11 LSGs listed as probable future urban

LSGs can’t be expected to attain urban character in next

decade (2011) but only some of these will attain urban

character by the next decade and the remaining will

attain urban character in the succeeding decade after

that. The growth rate of population can be taken as

deciding criteria by how fast a LSGs attains urban na-

ture.

The pattern of growth rate of population among

the LSGs of the District as per census 2001 shows that

the growth rate is the highest among those LSGs adja-

cent to the Thrissur Municipal Corporation. And hence

it can be presumed that those LSGs adjacent to the

Thrissur Municipal Corporation and those along the

National high way can be assumed to attain urban sta-

tus in the next 10 years and the remaining LSGs to be-

come urban within the next 20 years. In the study of

the hierarchy of settlements Adat is positioned next to

Thrissur Municipal Corporation. So this LSGs can be as-

sumed to attain urban nature in the first phase itself.

That means Adat, Pavaratty, Eriyad, Mala and Methala

will attain the status of urban LSGs in the next 10 years

where as all the other 6 LSGs will attain the urban sta-

tus within the next 20 years.

This is shown in Table 8.9.

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Order Name of the settlement ProjectedAdministrative status Facilities

1 Thrissur Municipal Corporation Urban LSG Higher order urban andrural facilities

2 Irinjalakuda Municipal Council Urban LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

2 Chalakkudy Municipal Council Urban LSG Higher order rural facilities andmiddle order urban facilities

2 Kunnamkulam Municipal Council Urban LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

2 Mattathur Rural LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

2 Chelakkara Rural LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

3 Kodungallur Municipal Council Urban LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

3 Wadakkanchery Rural LSG Middle order rural facilitiesand Lower order urban facilities

3 Valappad Urban LSG Middle order rural facilitiesand Lower order urban facilities

3 Guruvayur Municipal Council Urban LSG Higher order rural facilitiesand middle order urban facilities

Table 8.10: Facilities in general to be provided

Table 8.9: Urban profile - Phasing

Sl No In the next 10 years In the next 20 years

1 Adat Edavilangu

2 Pavaratty Valappad

3 Eriyad Sreenarayanapuram

4 Mala Pudukkad

5 Methala Manalur

6 Cherpu

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8.8 FUNCTIONS (PROPOSED) TO BE PER-FORMED BY VARIOUS HIGHER ORDER SETTLE-MENTS.

The functions to be performed by various higher

order settlements are derived based on their order,

administrative status, character of the settlements and

the service area. The result is summarized in table 8.10.

All the other LSGs will act as basic service cen-

ters.

8.9 INFERENCE

Thrissur District is more urbanized when com-

pared to the State. However the level of urbanization

shows an inclining trend within the District. The urban

areas of the district show higher growth rate of popula-

tion whereas the rural areas surrounding the urban ar-

eas show significantly lower growth rate indicating pos-

sible in migration of people to the urban areas from

the surrounding rural settlements.

3 Venkidangu Rural LSG Middle order rural facilitiesand Lower order urban facilities

3 Pananchery Rural LSG Middle order rural facilitiesand Lower order urban facilities

3 Alagappanagar Rural LSG Middle order rural facilitiesand Lower order urban facilities

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