• Sandeep Kumar
• Ramandeep Kaur

Objective of present paper is to highlight the characteristics of housing stock both quantitatively and qualitatively so as to study various features of housing in Bathinda. Though public agencies have performed their role in supplying developed and built up housing yet significant portion of the housing stock is built on the basis of self help housing. Housing pattern of Bathinda has been studied in terms of growth of houses versus growth of households, pattern of use of census houses for various uses, distribution of residential houses by the type of structures i.e. permanent, semi-permanent, temporary houses and housing condition and households by the number of dwelling rooms are studied. Growth rate in housing has been maximum during 1991 to 2001 period. Majority of the houses i.e. 78% are used for residential purpose. 93% of the housing is permanent. There are a few non-serviceable houses. 23% of the households might be living in congestion like conditions indicating at qualitative shortages.

Housing, Housing Stock, Congestion, Dilapidation, Permanent House, Temporary House, Non-serviceable Structure

"Characteristics of Housing Stock in Bathinda City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.1-5, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812A01.pdf

"Characteristics of Housing Stock in Bathinda City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp1-5, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812A01.pdf