Ground coverage caps the footprint at ground level, and the land-use structure fixes how the rest of the site is divided between green, roads and amenities.
25% maximum coverage and FAR 0.75. Group housing in MP is governed by gross residential density rather than by plot size, so the density you plan for decides both the footprint and the floor area.
MP Bhumi Vikas Rules 2012, Rule 60(2), Table 7, Sr. 1 — and 6 related rules below.
25% maximum coverage and FAR 0.75. Group housing in MP is governed by gross residential density rather than by plot size, so the density you plan for decides both the footprint and the floor area.
| Ground coverage (%) | 25 |
| Base FAR | 0.75 |
30% maximum coverage and FAR 1.25.
| Ground coverage (%) | 30 |
| Base FAR | 1.25 |
33% maximum coverage and FAR 1.50.
| Ground coverage (%) | 33 |
| Base FAR | 1.5 |
35% maximum coverage and FAR 1.75.
| Ground coverage (%) | 35 |
| Base FAR | 1.75 |
35% maximum coverage and FAR 2.00 — the coverage stops rising at 500 persons per hectare while the floor area keeps going, so the extra density is taken in height rather than footprint.
| Ground coverage (%) | 35 |
| Base FAR | 2 |
Coverage is worked out on the whole area reserved for group housing after deducting any highway or road 18 m or wider falling within it, the area of schools (excluding nursery school sites) and other community facilities inside the area, and the prescribed open space — though playgrounds and local tot lots are permitted within that open space.
Table 4's ground coverage column was DELETED by MP Rajpatra (Asadharan) No. 74 of 06.03.2025, along with the note under it. Buildings above 12.5 m and up to 30 m therefore have no coverage percentage set by this table — the footprint is governed by the marginal open spaces and the FAR instead. Do not carry the 12.5 m-and-under figures upward to fill the gap.
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
FAR & ground coverage calculator →Official text: Madhya Pradesh Bhumi Vikas Rules, 2012 ↗
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