Socio Economic and Demographic Analysis of Bhitaha Village of Gorakhpur District, India
Manoj Kumar *
Department of Agriculture Extension, KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P, India.
S. K. Tomer
KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P., India.
R. R. Singh
Department of Extension Education, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P., India.
S. P. Singh
Department of Horticulture, KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P, India.
S. K. Singh
Department of Animal Science, KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P., India.
Shailendra Singh
Department of Plant Protection, KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P., India.
S. P. Singh
Department of Plant Breeding, KVK, Belipur, Gorakhpur, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, U.P., India.
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Abstract
The present study was conducted in Village Bhitaha, Block Khaijani, Tehsil Bansgaon, District Gorakhpur. The Data Collection based on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise, a meeting of the villagers along with the Sarpanch, Niab Sarpanch and Lamardar was conducted in the village for rapport building. In this research paper an attempt has been made to find out the actual socioeconomic status of rural population in different groups. Study shows that literacy rate in this area is 82.68 per cent, majority of the population belong to the schedule caste (218) and families (95 per cent) are marginal farmers, Paddy is the main kharif crop, while wheat is the main rabi crop and it shows the availability of various ICT tools in Bhitaha, including TVs, mobiles, computers/laptops, internet access and where productivity of meat and milk is very well, the number of different transportation vehicles available such as cars, motorcycles, cycles, and other forms of transport, shows different Farm machinery available such as Sprayer 286, Tractor 09, Cultivator 09, Disc Harrow 07, Thresher 07 and Seedcum Fertdrill 01,s it shows that irrigation facilities are available in the village. The findings of this study have significant implications for policy interventions and rural development initiatives in the region.
Keywords: Participatory rural appraisal, socio economic, farmers, productivity