Question

List the different type of work that are related to farming and non-farming work in a village?

Answer 1

Occupation-
In villages they are involved in farming activities and non farming activities.
Farming activities involve farmers who own the land and also cultivate and labourers who work on others land and earn wages.
Connectivity-
Villages are connected to towns, cities, other villages via roads.
Also farmers produce can be transported from one area to another.
Transport-
Modes of transport in villages are carts, trucks, tractors, etc which help in connecting villages for travelling.
Electricity-
Nearly 80% of the villages have electricity which is used for irrigation facilities, machines in small businesses and other household activities.
Communication and Banking-
No private banks operate in villages, post offices are available for savings and other activities.
The social conditions of the village include:
Caste system-
In India, there exist caste system namely the Upper class, middle and lower class.
The upper caste consists of rich farmers who cultivate on their own land.
The lower caste work as labourers on the rich farmers land and earn wages.
The middle caste there are small or medium farmers who cultivate on small pieces of land and use the produce for consumption.
Education-
In villages, there is lack of education facilities.
There are 4-5 primary schools.
There are 1-2 high schools in villages.
Thus people move from rural to urban areas for better education opportunities.
Health conditions-
In villages there are lack of health facilities , in villages there are few government hospitals that treat basic illnesses, however for further treatment they have to move to cities.
Medical aid is given and treatment is done at a lower cost.
However the health facilities available in villages are inadequate.