A CASE STUDY OF SOCIAL PERCEPTION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE PURANDHAR TAHSIL OF PUNE DISTRICT

The present study has attempted to understand the levels of human resources development at village level. The micro level study has been proved to be useful to identify the level of human resources based on demographic, social and economic parameters. This may help to design the strategy for future development based on past experiences. The study concludes that appropriate action to provide facilities in village may useful to achieve in development. The Purandhar tahsil have 108 villages and two urban centers firstly Sawed and secondly Jejuri. The geographical spread of the tahsil is 1204.18 sq.kms (120418.4 hectares).The population of the tahsil is 275706 with 145549 male and 130157 females. According to the 2001 census the working force is 69669 are engaged in agricultural sector out of 96928 main workers .The tahsil has 79998.44 hect. NSA (66.43 %) out of TGA. The tahsil has only 18.1% (21789.75 hect.) area under irrigation. The area occupied by the forest is 8441.8 hect. Cropping pattern in the tahsil shows variation due to the distribution of rainfall. In the low rainfall area in the eastern part of the tahsil the farmers cultivate jowar, bajara and pulses and in the western part due to high rainfall rice is cultivated in small patches along the streams of river Karha and Nira.