Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

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Demography and Settlement Patterns

Table 2.16: Benefits Recorded (%) by Settlement Size

Sl No. Benefits All Population of Villages

1 Women All 501-

1000

1001-

1500

1501-

2000

¿2000

Transport facilities are

good and increased

42.41 25 51.79 13.33 47.54

Ease of travel between

villages

9.38 0 10.71 6.67 10.66

Good for women to

travel during maternity

period

17.86 31.25 10.71 36.67 14.75

2 Children

Good / increase in

transport facilities

26.11 20 17.07 13.04 33.02

Good facilities for

school children

51.11 60 56.1 47.83 49.06

3 Aged

Good / increase in

transport facilities

29.17 22.22 31.71 4.35 34.74

Convenient to go to

hospital ...