Social Sector

Table 139 - Housing: Classification of Houses according to use - (Census 1991)

Item Greater
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Total no. of Census houses 2,768,910 19,830,735
Census houses vacant at the time of house listing 243,525 1,826,775
Residence 2,020,755 14,082,125
Shop-cum Residence 22,275 1,78,775
Workshop-cum-residence ind. Household industry 25,090 376,120
Hotels, sarais, dharamshala
tourist homes & inspection house
6,310 47,020
Shops (excl. eating house) 121,760 505,515
Big-house and office 57,550 1,81,355
Factories, workshops & work sheds 103,355 473,865
Restaurants, sweet meat shops & eating places 11,255 53,545
Places of entertainment & comm.
Gathering (Panchayat Ghar)
3,340 38,195
Places of Worship 6,620 1,68,295
Other 1,38,365 1,742,170

 

  • The 1991 census figures show that in Greater Mumbai a greater percentage of the population is living one-room tenements (73%) as against (68.9%) in 1981