Auroville Master Plan - Development Proposals

2.1 AUROVILLE ASSIGNED POPULATION

2.1.1 The Auroville township has been conceived for an ultimate population of 50,000 people, who will come and stay here to accomplish the special task of carrying out spiritual as well as material researches, which will have wider applications not only in India but the world over. Today Auroville has such a work force of over 1,000 persons, who have assiduously built up its base and infrastructure, which may now attract more such dedicated people. A systematic further development of infrastructure will attract a working population to Auroville from all over the world, and the number of people living in Auroville is projected to be in the range of 15,000 by the year 2010. It is estimated that the target of 50,000 Aurovilians will be reached around 2025.

2.1.2 The estimated numbers of persons in different age groups and the size of households is given in table 9:

Table 9 : Estimated Age Groups of Aurovilians

	Year 2010			Year 2025
Age group	Total	Men	Women	Total

0-19	4000	2000	2000	17000
20-59	10000	6000	4000	28000
60+	1000	400	600	5000

All age groups

15000

8400

6600

50000

2.1.3 Working Population: The working population will be in the age group from 20 to 59, i.e. 10,000 persons in 2010. These persons will be directly engaged in the production of goods and services for Auroville or in applied research activities that will have wide-spread benefit. Estimated break up of workers in various sectors is given in table 10:

Table 10 : Estimated Break-up of Sectoral Employment 2010

Sector

Estimated no.

Primary Farming, forest development, animal husbandry, wildlife, fisheries and such activities.	1000	10
Secondary Manufacturing including medium- sized clean industries, cottage & household industries & artisans both for local consumption and export.	6000	60
Tertiary Trade, transport, construction and services	3000	30

Total

10000

100