Social Structure of Bilawal Village in Badhra Block of Haryana: A Geographical Analysis

  Priyanka,  Megha

There is a considerable lack of micro level studies in today's world. More than half of India's population lives in villages, which are mainly dependent on agriculture. There are many problems faced by the people living in rural areas, in which problem of availability of water, electricity, unemployment and health are major problems. Government periodically applies several policies to increase the level of employment in rural areas and to advance India towards the path of progress. The type of study presents a detailed account of the problems of living in rural areas, such studies in India are needed a lot so that proper planning can be encouraged in small areas too. The present paper includes the study of Bilawal village, Badhra Block, Haryana, to examine the impact of natural environment on social status of the people in the area. The study conducted includes the use of questionnaire and interview for the collection of data. The study uses the Arc GIS 10.2 siftware for the preparation of map and further statistical tools for data presentation. The analysis reflects that people in Bilawal are moving towards the secondary activities for employment and scenario is improving with the time.

Keywords- Agriculture, Social Status, Employment, Development, Planning

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1801132
Page Number(s) - 763-770
Pubished in - Volume 6 | Issue 1 | March 2018
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Priyanka,  Megha,   "Social Structure of Bilawal Village in Badhra Block of Haryana: A Geographical Analysis", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.6, Issue 1, pp.763-770, March 2018, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1801132.pdf