India - Urban Slums Survey, July 2012 - December 2012, NSS 69th Round

The ownership of the land under the slum will be recorded against this item in code. If there is more than one owner, the code that applies to the greater part of the area of the slum will be recorded. The codes are:
private……………… 1
public: railway……... 2
local bodies… 3
others………. 9
not known…………. 4
“Public: others” will include all other public-owned lands such as defence, airport, highways, etc. If Different agencies own equal areas of the land under the slum, then the code will relate to the land where the majority of the households of the slum live.