THE G.H.A.R REPORT 2014
INTRODUCTION G.H.A.R. (Gay Housing Assistance Resource) is a free, online, internet-based pan-Indian housing-related bulletin board that facilitates access to safe housing for LGBT persons in India. Founded by Sachin Jain, G.H.A.R. has previously been on listserv E-groups (since 1998), Yahoogroups (since 2001) and Facebook (since August 2012). The first annual G.H.A.R. survey was conducted at the end of 2013 and published in 2014 (see Appendix 1).
www.facebook.com/groups/ghar.mumbai
The report is based on data collated from the G.H.A.R. Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/ghar.mumbai), the group’s only location, administered by Sachin Jain, Sukhdeep Singh (since 2013) and Harsha Atmakuri (since 2015). The data for this report has been collated, and tabulated in Excel from it by Harsha Atmakuri. The data has been processed and this report created by Sachin Jain. THE G.H.A.R. REPORT 2014
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overview
total posts
offering
seeking
2014 : 301 2013 : 257 change : +17%
2014 : 33% 2013 : 20% change : +13%
2014 : 67% 2013 : 80% change : -13%
number of cities
members
2014 : 15 2013 : 12 change : +25%
2014 : 1890 2013 : 1455 change : +30%
The 30% rise in active members, 25% rise in number of cities and 17% rise in number of total posts are attributable to better awareness of GHAR through postings on main LGBT FB pages of large cities once every three months, word of mouth of current members and increased LGBT organization in these centers. The 13% rise in Offerers may be because GHAR members who were seekers from previous years having found stable housing and now looking for flat-mates in shared accommodation they currently occupy. THE G.H.A.R. REPORT 2014
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Annual REQUIREMENT POSTS (number) JAIPUR
NOIDA-GURGAON-GHAZIABAD
2014 : 1 2013 : 0
2014 : 19 2013 : 8
AHMEDABAD
NEW DELHI
2014 : 4 2013 : 0
2014 : 24 2013 : 23
GANDHINAGAR 2014 : 0 2013 : 1
THANE 2014 : 7 2013 : 15
KOLKATA
PUNE
2014 : 2 2013 : 2
2014 : 25 2013 : 18
MUMBAI 2014 : 159 2013 : 143
HYDERABAD 2014 : 11 2013 : 3
NAVI MUMBAI 2014 : 13 2013 : 9
CHENNAI 2014 : 2 2013 : 5
GOA
KOCHI
2014 : 1 2013 : 2
2014 : 1 2013 : 0
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BENGALURU 2014 : 32 2013 : 29
The new cities this year are Ahmadabad, Cochin, and Jaipur while one city Gandhinagar from last year is absent. Three cities have seen a fall in the number of postings, while 12 have seen a rise. The highest rise has been in Mumbai (+16), NoidaGurgaon-Ghaziabad (+11), Hyderabad (+8).
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annual requirement posts (% share) City
2014 (%)
2013 (%)
% Share Change
Ahmedabad
1.32
0.00
+1.32
Bengaluru
10.63
11.28
-0.65
Chennai
0.66
1.95
-1.29
Cochin
0.33
0.00
+0.33
Goa
0.33
0.78
-0.45
Noida-Gurgaon-Ghaziabad
6.31
3.11
+3.20
Hyderabad
3.66
1.17
+2.49
Jaipur
0.33
0.00
+0.33
Kolkata
0.66
0.78
-0.12
Mumbai
52.82
55.25
-2.43
Navi Mumbai
4.32
3.50
+0.82
New Delhi
7.97
8.95
-0.98
Pune
8.31
7.00
+1.31
Thane
2.33
5.84
-3.51
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ANNUAL REQUIREMENT POSTS MUMBAI 52.82% BENGALURU 10.63% PUNE 8.31% NEW DELHI 7.97% OTHERS 20.27% The top 4 cities continue to be Mumbai (52.82%), Bengaluru (10.63%), Pune (8.31%) and New Delhi (7.97%).
suburbs on the Central local train line going from CST in Mumbai to Thane, and requests straddle these 2 cities.
Highest gain of % share of posted requirements are in Hyderabad (+2.49), Ahmadabad (+1.32) and Pune (+1.31). These may be due to postings on local LGBT FB page, local renter recommendation which may add to the trust factor and increased LGBT organization leading up to this time.
We account for these based on the name of the first place in the list of areas in the requirement. For example, if ‘Mulund’ is listed before Thane in the requirement, it gets counted as Mumbai. The change in Chennai share numbers are attributable to lack of posting on the local FB LGBT group page and the Mumbai share fall, despite the overall increase in number of postings (+!6) is due to entry of new cities.
Highest % fall of share of posted requirements are in Thane (-3.51), Mumbai (-2.43) and Chennai (-1.29). The Thane fall may be attributable to the “Central line phenomenon” in Mumbai, where typically people request for accommodation anywhere in THE G.H.A.R. REPORT 2014
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RENT 66% Exactly 200 of the 301 posts mention a monthly rent figure.
INR 11,424 (AVERAGE) The average of these 200 monthly rental amounts, both offering and seeking, on GHAR for 2014 is INR 11,424 (Indian Rupees Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred and Twenty Four) per month.
INR 10,000 (median) The median of these 200 monthly rentals on GHAR, both offering and seeking, for 2014 is INR 10,000 (Indian Rupees Ten Thousand) per month.
NOTE: There are some minor variations based on utilities being included or not, and the rent is usually given as per head, and per month. If an annual amount has been given, it has been divided by 12. THE G.H.A.R. REPORT 2014
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Appendix 1
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Report prepared by Sachin Jain Founder, G.H.A.R. [Gay Housing Assistance Resource] jainsachi@gmail.com