GEOGRAPHICAL INSIGHTS INTO THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PURBA BARDHAMAN DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL
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This research carries the exciting theme of the interlinkage between geography and the socio-economic development on Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal. On the basis of secondary data collection and qualitative observation, it points out the influence of spatial differences in the physical geography on the developmental outcomes e.g. irrigation infrastructure, agricultural fertility of the soil and settlement patterns. A model of 110 administrative units was applied in the evaluation of housing, educational, health access and irrigation source disparities. The results show that regardless of the predominance of canal irrigation and pucca housing in a number of geographical regions, there remains a profound divide in health services and secondary-level skills development. The analysis highlights the disparity in the rate of the growth of the infrastructural systems and the indicative role of geography in determining the developmental patterns at a local level. The paper may offer a spatial analysis of the district-wide scale; therefore, it may contribute to the greater knowledge about geographically framed planning and access equality to resources in semi-urban and rural India.
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