S.No. Items Unit No./ Area Persons per unit No. of persons
1 No. of flats constructed by
NOIDA
34507 4.5 persons per
unit
155281
2 No. of plots developed by
NOIDA
24587 13.5 persons per
plot
331924
3 No. of plots for farmers 3500 13.5 persons per
plot
4 Group Housing area allotted before Dec., 08
628.68 Ha 700 PPH 440076
5 Group Housing area allotted after Dec., 08
396.77 Ha 1650 PPH 654671
6 Land transfer to YEA 500 Ha As per approved layout
plan
220500
7 SEZ Area (1000 Ha) 100 Ha 1650 PPH 165000
8 Village Abadi 1231 Ha 400 PPH 492400
Total Population 2507102
The population of Noida is estimated on the basis of above table is 25 lakhs for the year of 2031.
5.2 POPULATION DENSITY
Population of Noida is estimated to be about 25 by 2031. This may be the optimum
population Noida may accommodate. In the view of city’s geographical and environmental conditions it would not be feasible to have very high concentration of population in Noida. It is therefore, proposed to have population density in the already majority developed Residential sectors below 500 persons per hectare. Noida has planned few newly developing sectors exclusively for group housing with high density of population and high rise building. In these sectors, about 400 hectares land is allotted for group housing schemes with a density of population at the plot / scheme level as high as 1650 persons per hectare. This was a conscious decision of the Noida Authority to make the best possible and viable use of remaining residential land and to meet the increased demand for affordable housing in the NCR. Sectors are proposed to be divided in the following two categories of population density:
1. Above 500 persons per hectare Sector – 75, 74, 117, 118, 76, 77, 116, 115, 113, 112, 78, 107, 45, 168, 93B, 86, 143, 144, 151, 162, 158.
2. Below 500 persons per hectare All other residential sectors.
Large size green areas in the form of public parks and playgrounds have been planned almost in all of these sectors where high density is proposed. The development of infrastructure facilities and services would also be planned to accommodate the high density of population. Green buffers and supportive facilities will help in containing any adverse effect of the proposed high population density. The overall population density of the urban area is proposed to be 164 persons per hectare, which is well within the 150- 200 pph category suggested for Metro cities in the NCR – Regional Plan – 2021 and is also comparable with other towns.
5.3 LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
Land is the medium on which the entire infrastructure of human settlement is created and under which quiet a lot of infrastructure is laid. Planning for the use of available land and assigning a specific uses to the different land parcels in urban area leads to the physical and socio-economic development of the area. Land is limited, it cannot be expended or created. Its utilization for different activities have to be judicious and in the interest of development of a vibrant modern city life of a planned and newly developing town. The entire land available in Noida has to be planned and put to a specific use. The Noida Authority is in the process of acquiring the entire land for its planned development. The total land notified for Noida is about 20316 hectares, out of which quite a large part of about 25% is in the area beyond embankments of river Yamuna and Hindon. This is flood prone area and suitable to river front development only. This area is not suitable for urbanization. Hence, about 15280 hectare land situated broadly between the two river embankments is proposed for planned urban development. Land use distribution for different activities is guided by the existing development pattern, potentials of development with relation to land suitability and other large scale or Regional level infrastructure development projects and the possible optimum utilization of available land. There is no specific or absolute land use distribution system which can be made equally applicable to all urban areas. Nevertheless, a scheme of land use distribution may be planned with broad guidelines and parameters depending upon the distinct nature and functions of a particular urban settlement. Ministry of urban Development, Govt. of India, issued guidelines to all the states in 1996 for urban development plans formulation and implementation (UDPFI guidelines). This guidelines suggest land use distribution for different land use categories in different towns. Land use distribution in Metro cities is suggested to be as follows:-
S. No.
Land Use % of Development area
1 Residential 35-40
2 Commercial 4-5
3 Industrial 12-14
4 Public and Semi-public 14-16
5 Recreational 20-25
6 Transportation and Communication 15-18
7 Agriculture & Water Bodies Balance
Total 100
5.3.1 Industrial Activities are dominant economic functions of Noida. Since its infancy, Noida has been envisaged predominantly an Industrial township. It has necessitated to the reservation of more land for Industrial uses. The Noida Master Plan -2021 had proposed about 20% percent land for Industrial use. With slight modification about 18.37 percent land is proposed under Industrial uses for 2031.
A comparative analysis of land use distribution in Noida Master Plan – 2021 and in proposed Master Plan-2031 has been shown in the following table.