Change in Dominant and Deficient Functions of Rural Working Population in Punjab-Haryana Plain:A Tehsil Level Analysis

By : Ashu Rani , K.V. Chamar

Page No: 49-79

Abstract
The present research work is an attempt to analyze the change in dominant and deficient functions of the rural working population in Punjab-Haryana Plain. The village-level census data of 2001 and 2011 has been used to find out the change in dominant and deficient functions at tehsil level. The tehsil boundary of 2001 has been rearranged according to the tehsil boundary of 2011. The number of tehsils in 2001 was 139 which increased to 151 in 2011. The rural work participation rate has decreased from 41.16 percent (128.11 lakhs) to 35.99 percent (121.82 lakhs) during the period. Agricultural labourers, workers engaged in household industries, and other workers have increased by 3.21 percent, 0.21 percent, and 0.47 percent respectively while cultivators have decreased by 3.90 percent. To find out the dominant and deficient working force in a tehsil, the ‘z score’ technique has been used. Further, dominant and deficient functions of 2001 and 2011 in all the 151 tehsils have been classified into 24 and 26 subcategories including the category of normal functions. It has been recorded that 28 tehsils of 2001 and 27 tehsils of 2011 have dominant functions while 19 tehsils of 2001 and 15 tehsils of 2011 have deficient functions in all the four board categories (cultivators, agricultural labourers, workers engaged in household industries, and other workers). Maximum positive change is recorded in five tehsils in the category of dominant in other workers, deficient in cultivators and agricultural labourers (Dab) while a maximum negative change is observed in seven tehsils in the category of deficient in workers engaged in household industries (c) only. However, about one-third tehsils of the study area have no change in any category of functions from 2001 to 2011.

Authors :
Ashu Rani : Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Government College, Baund Kalan, District Ch. Dadri, Haryana.
K. V. Chamar : Formerly Professor & Ex-HOD, Department of Geography, M. D. University, Rohtak, Haryana.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2024.44.01.4