Internal Structure and Flow Pattern of a Periodic Market in the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam

By : Nityananda Deka , A.K. Bhagabati

Page No: 25-37

Abstract
The periodic markets have been still functioning as nerve centres for transaction of goods and services in the rural areas of the Brahmaputra valley, Assam. The internal structure of the markets and the pattern of flow of commodities as well as vendors and consumers clearly reflect the characteristics of the peasant society prevalent in the complimentary areas of the markets. The present study is an attempt to analyse the spatial configuration and the flow pattern of goods and people associated with a periodic market located in Kamrup district of Assam. The study is based on intensive field survey carried out with the help of a questionnaire designed for the purpose. The morphology of the market including the distribution of shops has been mapped and analysed on the basis of intensive ground survey. This study assumes great importance in formulating strategies for sustainable management of the periodic markets in the changing context of the State’s rural economy.

Authors :
Nityananda Deka
Assistant professor, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Guwahati-14, Assam, India

A.K. Bhagabati
Professor, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Guwahati-14, Assam, India
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2021.41.01.2