Chennai district has 1230 slums in which 1.8 million people live in about 3 lakh households - giving an average household size of 4.5 members (Census of India, 2001).
As part of its slum-free city plan, TNSCB recently completed a socio-economic survey in 1,131 slums spread across 17.28sqkm in the city . It found that north Chennai that consists of Tiruvottiyur, Manali, Madhavaram, Tondirapet and Royapuram has the maximum slums in the city , with 470.
Dharavi is a residential area in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It has often been considered one of the world's largest slums. Dharavi has an area of just over 2.39 square kilometres (0.92 sq mi; 590 acres) and a population of about 1,000,000.
The number of people below the poverty line in the city is likely to increase, as more than 28 lakh residents of notified and non-notified slums are expected to be included in the BPL list. So far, officials have compiled a list of 7.12 lakh BPL families, of the 17.88 lakh families in the city.
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Where do the rich live in Chennai?
Posh areas in Chennai are typically characterized by upscale neighborhoods with high-end residential properties, excellent infrastructure, proximity to amenities, and a prestigious reputation. Some notable posh areas in Chennai include Besant Nagar, Boat Club Road, Nungambakkam, Adyar, RA Puram, and Alwarpet.
In 2022, around 3.8 million people in the UK experienced destitution, unable to afford basic necessities like food, warmth, and shelter. This figure has more than doubled since 2017, pointing to a rapidly worsening crisis. The conditions in these modern-day slums are appalling.
“Dharavi, often called the 'richest slum in the world,' is a hub of resilience, entrepreneurship, and diversity. Spanning over 2.1 square kilometers in Mumbai, it generates an estimated $1 billion annually through small-scale industries like leather goods, textiles, pottery, and recycling.
Among regional countries, Pakistan has the highest ratio of slums as a percentage of the total urban population. In Karachi and Hyderabad alone, there are around 1,300 slums, as per Unicef. One of which is Orangi Town, with the dubious distinction of being amongst the five biggest slums in the world.
According to the Mumbai Vizhithezhu Iyakkam, there are 25 lakh people from Tamil Nadu who settled in Dharavi and other parts of Maharashtra generations ago. Of them, nearly five lakh people still have their voting rights in their native places in Tamil Nadu.
Kerala also has many slums especially in the districts of Trivandrum, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur and Kozhikode Districts. In most of the place slums are situated in the proximity of Railway lanes.
The title of the high-rise residential flats in Chennai is held by SPR Highliving District, a 45-story residential tower in Perambur. This towering structure reaches 172.5 meters, setting a new benchmark in Chennai's real estate market.
CHENNAI: The latest survey by the Information & Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC) has revealed that Chennai is home to an estimated 8,331 homeless individuals, with 69% of them living as families.
Northwards lie Minjur, Ennore and Thiruvottiyur. Westwards lie the industrial suburbs of Padi, Ambattur Avadi and Thiruninravur. The head office will be at Tondiarpet, was comprise Tiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet, Madhavaram, Perambur and Purasawalkam taluks.
Bharat Jain, the wealthiest beggar in the world, can be seen begging on the streets of Mumbai. The term 'beggar' often evokes the thoughts of the individuals associated with poverty, facing financial instability, wearing worn-torn attire, and having unkempt hair.
Millions of people live in slum dwellings across India and many migrate to live in the slums from rural villages, often in search of work opportunities. Houses are typically built by the slum dwellers themselves and violence has been known to occur when developers attempt to clear the land of slum dwellings.
Madhapar, a small village in Gujarat's Kutch region, holds over ₹5,000 crore in bank deposits across just 17 branches, according to a LinkedIn post by investment banker Sarthak Ahuja. That's an average of ₹15–20 lakh per household—mostly thanks to its global diaspora.
A rookery, in the colloquial English of the 18th and 19th centuries, was a city slum occupied by poor people and frequently also by criminals and prostitutes.
Which nationality is the biggest homeless group in the UK?
A higher proportion of people identified as homeless in Census 2021 identified within the "Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African" (15.0%), "Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups" (5.1%), or "Other ethnic group" (6.1%) high-level categories, when compared with the rest of the population of England and Wales ...
Indore retained its title as India's cleanest city for the eighth consecutive year. The Swachh Survekshan 2024–25, India's largest cleanliness survey, introduced the Super Swachh League to ensure fair comparisons across city sizes.
As per data available in 2011-13, India's literacy rate was at 75%. Kerala had achieved a literacy rate of 93% in 2013. As per data made available in 2025, Mizoram is the most literate state with 98.2% literacy and the least literate state in India is Andhra Pradesh with a literacy rate of 72.6%.
