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Urbanization and Slum Dwelling Biharis: A Sociological Study of Slum Life in Siliguri City, West Bengal

Authors
Amal Roy1, *, Chandra Shekhar Singh2
1Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Siliguri College, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author. Email: aroysociology@gmail.com
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Amal Roy
Available Online 23 April 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-561-4_30How to use a DOI?
Keywords
unplanned urbanization; fast population growth; notified slums; socio-economic conditions; substandard living condition
Abstract

Siliguri city has been witnessed unplanned urbanization since independence. It has resulted fast population growth and formation of slum areas in the city. The city has 154 notified slums and slum dwellers are basically migrated from every corner of the country, especially from Bihar. The Biharis are the second largest community residing in the city and slum areas as well. Siliguri city has 35134 slum households and total slum population is 161876. The study has attempted to explore the socio-economic impact of urbanization of the Bihari slum dwellers. The study followed a mixed method approach to assess the objectives. The present study was conducted using both primary and secondary data, in a ward in Siliguri city, West Bengal. The variables covered in the study are economic conditions, occupational diversity, educational profile, house building type, source of drinking water, access to the latrine, electricity, use of mobile phone and newspaper reading. By analysing both qualitative and quantitative data, it was found that basic amenities exist there are like typical character of slum.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Indo-Bhutan Social Science Conference 2025 (IBSSC 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 April 2026
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978-2-38476-561-4
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2352-5398
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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