India - Survey on Level of Living of TRIBALS July-June 1988-89, NSS 44th Round

The structures have been classified into three categories, namely, pucca, semi- pucca and katcha on the basis of the materials used for construction. Code 1 or 2 or 3 will be entered against this item if the dwelling unit is categorized as pucca, semi-pucca or katcha respectively.
A katcha house is one whose walls and roof are made of mud, bamboo, grass, leaves, reeds, thatch or unburnt bricks. A pucca house is one whose walls and roofs are made of burnt brick, stone, cement concrete, concrete jack-boards (cement plastered reeds) and timber, tiles, galvanized tin, or asbestos cement sheets used in construction of roofs will be regarded as pucca materials. A semi pucca-house is one of which either the roof of the walls are made of pucca materials like 'burnt bricks, stones, cement concrete or timber.