ABSTRACT
A city is an outcome of physical growth process, reflects man’s efforts and achievements in shaping his environment during the
entire period of its development so, the capital city Raipur of Chhattisgarh state being no exception. This area is extended from 21̊
14′ 14″N latitudes to 81̊ 38′ 5″E longitudes. As of the 2011 registration, Raipur municipal corporation had a population is 1,010,087
persons. The present research paper is based on both the primary data which is collected through LANDSAT Satellite as well as
field survey and secondary data is acquired from the Master plan of Raipur city, top sheet and Census of India – Primary Census
Abstract respectively. These research paper is an attempt to analysis the trends of urban sprawl areas and its impact on
urbanization in Raipur city. Remote sensing and GIS techniques are used to analyze the urban sprawl scenario, mapping and detect
the changing pattern of urban sprawl areas of Raipur city through different time period. In Raipur city the expanding of urban
sprawl areas are positively increased 29.86 sq.km. from 1971-1981 to 1981-1991, 9.26 sq.km. from 1981-1991 to 1991-2001, 6.18
sq.km. from 1991-2001 to 2001-2011 and 6.37 sq.km. from 2001-2011 to 2011-2018 which is positively impact on rapid growth of
urbanization. The expanding of study area is very fast in almost in all direction from city centre and it is observed that its urban
sprawl areas increased continuously day by day due to rapid growth of urban population. The positive relationship is found in
between urban sprawl and urbanization.
Key words: Raipur city, Urban Sprawl, Residential areas, rapid growth of population and Urbanization.