Socio-Economic Profile of Muraddi Mouza, Santuri C.D Block, Purulia District of West Bengal
19/10/2017
Juthika Dey*
Carved out of the former Manbhum
district of Bihar, Purulia district was merged with the state of West Bengal in
November 1956 on the recommendation of the states of Re-organization committee.
Jharkhand surrounds this western most district of west Bengal, Purulia, on its
three sides, while its western boundary is flanked, for the major part, by
Bankura district. The district also touches a part of Burdwan district on the
northeast and part of Midnapore district on the southeast. Its latitudinal and longitudinal
extensions from 22⁰42’35’’
to 23⁰42’00’’North
and 85⁰49’25’’to
86⁰54’37’’
East respectively. Total geographical area of district is 6259 sq k.ms (census
2001), out of which the urban and rural area consist of 79.37 sq. kms (1.27%)
and 6179 sq. kms (98.73%).
Educational characteristics
Education plays a crucial role in socio
economic development of a place. It also helps in the development of human
civilization through reducing poverty, ignorance, exclusions and other factors
so education must be provided in every section of society. But this poverty
stands as accurse to them for which they are away from the light of education.
The scenario of our study area that is Muraddi, a small mouza located in
Santuri C.D block of Purulia district quite similar where literacy rate is
75.2%. Male literacy rate is 41.16% and female literacy rate is 33.6%.
Housing Characteristics
· Status
of house ownership
A
primary household survey was done at the Muraddi mouza in the Santuri C.D block
in Raghunathpur subdivision of Purulia district. On the basis of the primary
household survey it is found that most of the people of Muraddi Mouza have
their own houses which accounts for 88% of the total household surveyed but
some are living in rented houses about 12% of the villagers are tenants.
·
House
types
At
least three varieties of hoses are found in the Muraddi mouza. Those are kutcha,
pucca and semi pucca, among which the number of semi pucca houses are maximum
in the followed by kutcha and pucca.
·
Types
of roof, wall and flooring in the muraddi mouza
In
the Muraddi mouza different types of roofs, wall and flooring are found.
Maximum roof the houses are constructed by Tali. Mainly four types of roofs are
found such as Tali, Thatched roof, Asbestos and Cement.
Along
with roofs, different types of walls and flooring are also found. Mainly three
types of walls are found which are mud wall, cement wall and brick wall.
Flooring
characteristics is one of the most important features of household. Two types
of flooring are found, cement flooring and mud flooring.
·
Kitchen
types & cooking amenities in the houses
Two
types of kitchen facilities are observed in the study area. More than 69%
villagers have their kitchen inside their houses and 31% villagers have kitchen
outside their houses. They have no inside kitchen facilities.
·
Toilet
facilities
It
has been studied that more than 50% houses have an individual toilet. 36%
villagers do not have their separate toilet and they are using common toilets.
Remaining peoples are using open spaces. 14% villagers indulging in open
defection which causes environmental pollution.
·
Sources
of drinking water
There are
various sources of drinking water. They are community tap, tube well, dug well
and individual tap. According to villagers the quality of water is good.
Distance of drinking water supply is within 0.5 to 1 km. about 58% villagers
are using community tap. There are 27 tube wells and 14 individual taps in this
area. Maximum people mainly use the community tap.
Health Status
·
Age
of marriage
Here
we have seen that most of the marriage occurring in the age group of 19-27. The
marriage of the women occurs mostly in 19 years old and the men marriage mostly
in 23 years old. Child marriage is few rare in the area.
·
Types
of place of birth
Here
it can be sited that now day various agenda of illiteracy eradication,
increasing awareness of being educated, rapid usage of social network sites
both directly and indirectly assist people to be comparatively welfare on
behalf of being social well being of the society. It helps to create the
concept of proper significance of hospital, health centre, home individually
among the people.
·
Distance of health center from home
We have seen that the houses are mostly seen locating from
health centre within the distance of 0.5 -2 km. the peoples living within
<0.5 km usually use cycles, bikes or even go by walking to reach in. the
people whoever lives at the distance of 0.5-2.0 km uses as the vehicles the
auto rickshaw, rickshaw, scooters, bikes mainly and cycles hardly.
Occupational
Characteristics
The
measurement of inequality has been largely concerned with single dimensional
indicators of economic status. There are many indicators such as male, female
earner and non earner of the respondent family, employment status, types of
works, and means of transport, nature of occupation, monthly income structure,
and nature of savings, borrower and non borrower respondents. Among the 95
respondent family 87% is main worker and 13% is regular worker. Among the total
populations survey 32% is self employee, 25% is casual labour including part
time job, 31% is salaried including govt. job( school, teacher, banker) and 12%
regular wage.
Tourism Industry
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References
“An
Overview of Purulia District, Sabjanta.com.”Retrieved 17 January 2013, District
Administrative Department, Health and Family welfare Department, Purulia, http://purulia.gov.in
Netaji
Hospital, Purulia District
sodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
West
Bengal District Gazetteer, Purulia 1985
*
Honours, 2016
Part
-Time Lecturer in the Department of Geography of Women’s Christian College
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