This is a list of slums in India. Mural by artist Seb Toussaint in a slum in Mumbai. An integrated slum dwelling and informal economy inside Dharavi of Mumbai. Dharavi slum started in 1887 with industrial and segregationist policies of the British colonial era.

The Dharavi slum was founded in 1884 during the British colonial era, and grew because the expulsion of factories and residents from the peninsular city centre by the colonial government and from the migration of rural Indians into urban Mumbai.

2024年1月15日 · Maharashtra had a population of 1.18 crore living in slums in 2011, followed by Andhra Pradesh at nearly 1.02 crore. At 2.20 crore, these two states accounted for more than one-third of India’s 6.55 crore slum population (2011 Census).

India is known for its slum areas and the major slum areas in the top ten cities of India as listed by Walk Through India are: 1.Dharavi Slum, Mumbai: Dharavi used to be the largest slum in Mumbai at one time, but as of now there are four slums in Mumbai larger than Dharavi.

2023年5月16日 · By 2019, India’s slum population was 65 million, and 1.6 million of that was in Gujarat with Ahmedabad having the second largest slum population after Surat. According to the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index, Gujarat has an index of 18.60 percent.

2024年9月25日 · As India strides toward modernization and globalization, it is leaving behind millions of people living in slums for whom the promise of development has no meaning.

2024年9月26日 · Explore the hidden crisis of India's slums, where millions are left behind amid rapid urbanization. Discover the challenges and potential solutions for an inclusive future.

Slums are generally the only type of settlement affordable and accessible to the poor in cities, where competition for land and pro fits is intense. The main reason for slum proliferation is rapid and non inclusive patterns of urbanisation catalyzed by increasing rural migration to urban areas.

2023年10月17日 · Slum development in India is a significant and complex issue. Slums, also known as informal settlements or shantytowns, are characterized by overcrowded and substandard housing, lack of basic amenities like clean water and sanitation, and inadequate access to healthcare and education.

2024年1月4日 · Slum refers to city areas with unregulated housing and poor, dense living conditions. Know all about challenges associated with the Slum Development in India and Approach for Redevelopment.