This product covers the top 112 cities of India. The information covers a range of indicators on Indian consumers and their characteristics, with specific emphasis on the housing sector and housing demand The product helps you identify: Existing & Potential Markets for Housing sector Purchasing Power of Prospective home buyers Locate Cities with Greater Housing Penetration Distinguish Households Across Type of Dwelling Units Forecast of Housing Demand We have added the following new dimensions to the earlier release: Market Attractiveness Index Housing demand by size of dwelling units (in square feet) Housing demand separated for owned and rented accommodation Current housing categorized by number of rooms and area Other parameters updated for 2008-09, include: Vehicle ownership, Demography (household size categories, income categories, age categories), Savings by income categories, Employment and employment growth rate, rainfall & temperature, CPI for housing, Housing ownership and housing loan accounts, and more.

1. Housing Skyline of India
This product covers the top 112 cities of India.
The information covers a range of indicators on Indian consumers and their
characteristics, with specific emphasis on the housing sector and housing demand
The product helps you identify:
Existing & Potential Markets for Housing sector
Purchasing Power of Prospective home buyers
Locate Cities with Greater Housing Penetration
Distinguish Households Across Type of Dwelling Units
Forecast of Housing Demand
We have added the following new dimensions to the earlier release:
Market Attractiveness Index
Housing demand by size of dwelling units (in square feet)
Housing demand separated for owned and rented accommodation
Current housing categorized by number of rooms and area
Other parameters updated for 2008-09, include:
Vehicle ownership, Demography (household size categories, income categories, age
categories), Savings by income categories, Employment and employment growth rate,
rainfall & temperature, CPI for housing, Housing ownership and housing loan
accounts, and more.
The parameters covered are
Year Unit Definition Category
2008-09 Number
Total number of current owned
houses Housing Total owned households
2008-09 Number
Total number of current rented
houses Housing Total rented Households
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
one dwelling room Housing
Number of Households with One Dwelling
Room
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
two dwelling rooms Housing
Number of Households with Two Dwelling
Rooms
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
more than two dwelling rooms Housing
Number of Households with More than
Two Dwelling Rooms
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
plinth area less than 500 Sq ft Housing
Number of Households with Plinth Area
Less than 500 Sq ft
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
plinth area between 500-1000 Sq
ft Housing
Number of Households with Plinth Area
Between 500-1000 Sq ft
2008-09 Number
Total number of households with
plinth area more than 1000 Sq ft Housing
Number of Households with Plinth Area
More than 1000 Sq ft
2008-09
Degree
Celsius
Average maximum temperature
in the corresponding urban
district Environment Avg. Max. Temp
2008-09
Degree
Celsius
Average minimum temperature in
the corresponding urban district Environment Avg. Min Temp
2006-07 (in mm.)
Total actual annual rainfall in the
corresponding urban district Environment Total Annual Rainfall
2001-07 %
Annual growth rate of housing
loan accounts of scheduled
commercial banks (SCB) Housing Finance
Annualized Growth Rate of Total Number
of Housing Loan Accounts in SCB's

2. 2001-07 %
Annual growth rate of credit
outstanding on housing loans of
scheduled commercial banks
(SCB) Housing Finance
Annualized Growth Rate of Housing Loan
(amount outstanding) in SCB's
2008-09 Number
Number of credit accounts for
housing loans in scheduled
commercial banks (SCB) Housing Finance
Total Number of Housing Loan Accounts
in SCB's
2008-09
(Amount
in Rupees
Thousand)
Amount of credit outstanding on
housing loans of scheduled
commercial banks (SCB) Housing Finance
Amount of Housing Loan Outstanding in
SCB's
2008-09 Number
Number of offices of scheduled
commercial banks (SCB) Housing Finance
Total Number of Bank Offices of SCB's in
the corresponding urban district
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households
Consumer
Demography Total No. of Urban Households
2008-09 Number
Urban population in total urban
households
Consumer
Demography Total Urban Population
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 0-9 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 0-9
years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 10-19 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 10-
19 years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 20-29 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 20-
29 years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 30-39 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 30-
39 years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 40-49 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 40-
49 years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population across
age group of 50-59 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population Across Age Group of 50-
59 years
2008-09 Number
Total urban population more than
age group of 60 years
Consumer
Demography
Total Population for Age Group More than
60 years
2008-09 %
Total number of urban
households with 1 to 2 members
in a household
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households with HH Size 1
to 2
2008-09 %
Total number of urban
households with 3 to 5 members
in a household
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households of HHds with HH
size 3-5
2008-09 %
Total number of urban
households with more than 6
members in a household
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households of HHds with HH
size more than 6
2008-09 Number
Number of households having
one married couple with
unmarried sibilings
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households across Nuclear
Family type
2008-09 Number
Number of households having
more than one married couple of
the same generation
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households across Joint
Family type
2008-09 Number
Number of households having
more than one married couple of
two generations
Consumer
Demography
Number of Households across Extended
Family type
2008-09 Number
Number of married couples with
separate room
Consumer
Demography
Number of Married Couples with
Separate Room
2008-09 Number
Number of married couples
without separate room
Consumer
Demography
Number of Married Couples without
Separate Room
2008-09 Number
Number of marginal and main
workers who are not literate
Consumer
Demography
Number of Employed Individuals who are
Not Literate

3. 2008-09 Number
Number of marginal and main
workers who are literate below
secondary
Consumer
Demography
Number of Employed Individuals who are
Literate Below Secondary
2008-09 Number
Number of marginal and main
workers who have attained
secondary or higher secondary
Consumer
Demography
Number of Employed Individuals who
have Attained Secondary or Higher
Secondary
2008-09 Number
Number of marginal and main
workers who are graduate or
above
Consumer
Demography
Number of employed individuals who are
Graduate or above
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
less than Rs. 75,000
Consumer
Demography
Total No. of Urban Households with
Annual Household income < Rs. 75k
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
Rs. 75,000 to Rs.1, 50,000
Consumer
Demography
Total No. of Urban Households with
Annual Household income between Rs.
75k- Rs.150k
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
Rs. 1,50,000 to Rs.3,00,000
Consumer
Demography
No. of Urban Households with Annual
Household income between Rs. 150k-
Rs. 300k
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
between Rs. 3, 00,000 and Rs.5,
00,000
Consumer
Demography
No. of Urban Households with Annual
Household income between Rs. 300k-
Rs. 500k
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
between Rs. 5, 00,000 and
Rs.10, 00,000
Consumer
Demography
No. of Urban Households with Annual
Household income between Rs. 500k-
Rs.1,000k
2008-09 Number
Total number of urban
households with annual income
above Rs. 10, 00,000
Consumer
Demography
No. of Urban Households with Annual
Household income > Rs.1,000k
2008-09 Rs
Annual disposable income of all
urban households divided by
urban population
Consumer
Demography
Annual Per capita Income of Urban
Households
1991-
2001 %
Annualized employment growth
rate between 1991 and 2001 in
the corresponding urban district
Consumer
Demography Annual Employment Growth Rate
1991-
2001 %
Annualized population growth
rate between 2001 and 2008 in
the corresponding urban district
Consumer
Demography
Annual Exponential Population Growth
Rate
2007 Index
A measure of changes over time
in the general level of prices of
goods and services (housing),
which the private consumer buys
or pays for. CPI (Housing) Consumer Price Index for Housing
1995-
2007 %
Annual growth rate of consumer
price index for housing in the
corresponding urban districts CPI (Housing)
Annual Growth Rate of Consumer Price
Index for Housing
2008-
2015 Number
Total demand for owning or
renting a house between 2008 to
2015 Housing Demand
Total Demand for Housing between 2008
to 2015
2008 Number
Total demand for owning a
house between 2008 to 2015 Housing Demand
Total Excess Demand in Residential
Owned Market
2008-
2015 Number
Total demand for taking a house
on rent between 2008 to 2015 Housing Demand
Total Excess Demand in Residential
Rented Market
2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
houses between 2008-2015 with
plinth area less than 500 Sq ft Housing Demand
Total Housing Demand for Owning
Houses with Plinth Area Less than 500
Sq ft

4. 2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
houses between 2008-2015 with
plinth area between 500-1000 Sq
ft Housing Demand
Total Housing Demand for Owning
Houses with Plinth Area Between 500-
1000 Sq ft
2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
houses between 2008-2015 with
plinth area more than 1000 Sq ft Housing Demand
Total Housing Demand for Owning
Houses with Plinth Area More than 1000
Sq ft
2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
no exclusive room or 1 room Housing Demand
Excess Demand of Households with no
exclusive or 1 room
2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
2 rooms Housing Demand
Excess Demand of Households with 2
rooms
2008-
2015 Number
Total housing demand for owning
more than 2 rooms Housing Demand
Excess Demand of Households with More
than 2 rooms
2008-09 Rank
Ranking reflects the city's
potential to own a house
Relative City
Ranking among
112 cities
Rank based on Market Attractiveness
Index (Absolute)
2008-09 Rank
Ranking reflects the city's per
household potential to own a
house
Relative City
Ranking among
112 cities
Rank based on Market Attractiveness
Index (Per Capita)
2008-09 Rank
Ranking reflects the city's
potential to take a house on rent
Relative City
Ranking among
112 cities
Rank based on Rent Potential Index
(Absolute)
2008-09 Rank
Ranking reflects the city's per
household potential to take a
house on rent
Relative City
Ranking among
112 cities
Rank based on Rent Potential Index (Per
Capita)
The Region Classifications are as follows
⇒ West Includes Rajasthan, Gujarat, MP, Goa and Maharashtra
⇒ East includes Chhatisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkand, West Bengal, Sikkim and NE states
⇒ South includes A&N, Lakshwadeep, AP, TN, Kerala, Pondicherry and Karnataka
⇒ North includes UP, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, J&K, HP
The city classifications are as follows
⇒ Alpha cities - The Elite Club of 10 - Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Ahmadabad,
Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Surat, Mumbai
⇒ Beta Cities - On-the-threshold cities - Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Salem, Kanpur, Jamshedpur,
Asansol, Lucknow, Patna, Jaipur, Urban Areas in North 24 Parganas, Indore, Nagpur, Bhopal,
Vadodara, Kancheepuram, Kochi, Thiruvallur, Ludhiana, Faridabad, urban areas of Thane dist
⇒ Gamma Cities - Upcoming cities - Thiruvananthapuram, Amritsar, Vellore, Jabalpur, Haora,
Dhanbad, Vijayawada, Hugli, Tiruchirappalli, Jalandhar, Visakhapatanam, Rajkot, Guwahati,
Kolhapur, Ghaziabad, Urban Areas in Rangareddi, Aurangabad, Nashik, Goa, Chandigarh
⇒ Delta Cities - Budding centers - Imphal, Agra, Varanasi, Moradabad, Bareilly, Allahabad,
Gulbarga, Behrampor, Meerut, Bikaner, Thanjavur, Kozhikode, Jodhpur, Bokaro, Solapur,
Agartala, Anantapur, Shillong, Ajmer, Kharagpur, Jalpaiguri, Udaipur, Urban Areas in South
24 Parganas, Ranchi, Guntur, Gwalior, Nellore, Mysore, Bhavnagar, Kota, Jamnagar,
Thrissur, Bathinda, Durg-Bhilai, Nanded, Cuttack, Patiala, Raurkela, Kannur, Raipur,
Belgaum, Dehradun, Kohima, Hisar, Ambala, Daman, Pondicherry, Panipat, Port Blair,
Mangalore, Aizawl, Gurgaon(old), Gangtok, Kavaratti, Rupnagar, Bhubaneshwar,
Gandhinagar, Noida, Itanagar, Shimla, Silvassa, Srinagar