ABD area generally has three broad types of residential areas – plotted residential, slum areas and residences in mix-use buildings. The ABD area has a large percentage of purely residential area (22 %) which covers around 60 Ha. Out of this, 13.3 Ha is designated as slum (residential) areas, which is 5% of the total area. Another major land use category is that of Mix Use, which covers an area of 58.5 Ha, which consists of 22% of the total area. Residential use within mix use is distributed throughout the area but concentrated near Jinsi Haat and near Rajwada. This type of development, with commercial on ground floor and residential on upper floor, is a characteristic feature of transforming old city areas. The distribution of residential and mix use is shown in the Map below.


Figure: Residential Use in ABD Area