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Human Settlement in Pune City
A Presentation by
MAULSHREE GUPTA
PALLAVI ANU TRIPATHI
SHREA COONDOO
VIREN BAHRI
1 LOCATION
2 HISTORY
3 IMPORTANCE OF CITY PUNE
4 DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS
5 EKISTICS
6 BASIC PARTS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT
7 LANDUSE
8 ROAD NETWORK
9 BASIC SERVICES
10 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
11 SPATIAL GROWTH
12 FUTURE SMART CITY
CONTENTS
Location of Pune City
 Pune traces its origins to an agricultural settlement by the name of
Punnaka in the 8th century AD; also called Punyapur or Punyanagari, “The
City of Virtuous Deeds”
 The city is built on the confluence of the three rivers Mutha, Mula and
Pavana. These Rivers were believed to have Mythic Cleansing Powers
 The Rivers formed the city’s lifeline and no other city in the country can
boast of having three Rivers running through it
KHADAKWASLA DAM LAKDI PUL BUND GARDEN BRIDGE
Importance
 8th Largest Urban development city in India
 Population – 4.7 million growing @ 6%
 Cultural Capital of Maharashtra
 ‘Oxford of the East’
 ‘Detroit of India’
 Rapidly Growing Economy powered by IT, Manufacturing
and Services
 Twenty bridges cross the river along 27 km of length
Demographic Details of Pune City
Area (Pune) 700 Sq.Km.
Location Longitude 18° 32"
Latitude 73° 51”
Demographic Growth Trend
of Pune City
Literacy Rate (2001-2011)
Five Elements of Ekistics
Basic Parts of Composite
Human Settlement
 Homogeneous Parts – Fields
 Central Parts – Built-up Villages
 Circulatory Parts – Roads & Paths
within the fields
 Special Parts – i.e. a monastery
contained within the homogeneous
part
Classification of Human
Settlements
 Based on Sizes – size of five elements &
their combinations
 Hamlet to Metropolitan Cities
 Small & sparsely spaced (rural settlements or
villages specializing in agriculture & other
primary activities)
 Large & closely spaced (urban settlements
specializing in secondary and tertiary
activities )
 Based on functions – which are important
to an understanding of the meaning & role
of settlements
 Reveal nature, specialization & raison détre
of settlements
 Based on activity (economic, social), their
performance, or special role (as
dormitories, retirement villages, etc.)
Classification of Human
Settlements
Hierarchy of Settlements
 Isolated
 Hamlet
 Village
 Small Town
 Large Town
 City
 Combination
Areal Expansion of Pune City
Land Cover Map of Pune City
Functions
 Mining
 Tourist
 Commercial
 Agriculture
 Religious
 Residential
Land Use
Land Use
Distribution of Residential Areas
in Pune City
Houses Distribution by Use
Transportion in Pune City
Proposed Metroline in Pune City
Basic Services
Spatial Growth in Pune City
Future Smart City
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