Annals of the National Association of Geographers India - A UGC-CARE Listed Journal
Published in Association with National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI)
Current Volume: 45 (2025 )
ISSN: 0970-972X
Periodicity: Half-Yearly
Month(s) of Publication: June & December
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI
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An Investigation into Spatial Accessibility of Primary Health Centres in Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
By : Shweta Khandelwal , Rolee Kanchan
Page No: 220-233
Abstract
Health is the basic need for the human being and it also influences one’s lifestyle. In India, Primary Health Centres play a crucial role in determining the health of rural people as they cater to the basic health facilities to them. Hence, the present paper envisages to study the accessibility of Primary Health Centres in the Ahmedabad District of Gujarat which is the most populous district of the state. The present paper analyses the current pattern of the accessibility of these centres and also proposes new centres where required. The entire study is put on Geographical Information System platform.
Authors :
Shweta Khandelwal : Trainee, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad.
Rolee Kanchan : Department of Geography. Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2020.40.02.2