Regional disparities in the socio-economic development of tribal communities in Nashik District: A geographical analysis
Author(s): Dhanraj Kalu Ahire
Abstract: The present investigation studies the regional disparities in the socio-economic development of tribal communities in the Nashik district through a geographical analysis. It is based on primary data collected from 607 sample households across 48 sample villages of the 15 tehsils in the Nashik district. This study took into account a wide range of socio-economic development indicators, including the literacy rate, female literacy rate, sex ratio, percentage of the graduate population, percentage of pucca houses, percentage of house ownership, percentage of households with sufficient food, dependency ratio, percentage of households above the poverty line, percentage of working households, percentage of households with electricity, percentage of households with TV, percentage of households with sewerage facilities, and percentage of households with cooking gas. The Min-Max Normalization Index technique is applied to analyze the socio-economic development of tribal communities. The socio-economic development of tribal communities in the study region reflected the regional diversity under analysis. Niphad, Baglan, and Sinnar exhibited high levels of socio-economic development. The tahsils of Nandgaon, Nashik, Chandwad, Malegaon, Dindori, Deola, Kalwan, and Yeola recorded moderate socio-economic development. Triembak, Peint, Igatpuri, and Surgana Tahsil have recorded the lowest socio-economic development. Thus, the uneven socio-economic developments of tribal communities in the Nashik district affect physical features like topography and rainfall, as well as manmade features like population composition, education facilities, literacy level, infrastructural facilities, agriculture, and industrial developments. The present paper gives a geographical analysis of the socio-economic development of tribal communities in the Nashik district.
DOI: 10.22271/27067483.2024.v6.i1f.252Pages: 473-477 | Views: 368 | Downloads: 221Download Full Article: Click Here
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Dhanraj Kalu Ahire.
Regional disparities in the socio-economic development of tribal communities in Nashik District: A geographical analysis. Int J Geogr Geol Environ 2024;6(1):473-477. DOI:
10.22271/27067483.2024.v6.i1f.252