Table 6 Socio-economic indicators in the West Bengal study area.
From: Agroforestry, climate change mitigation and livelihood security in India
| Â | Â | Name of the villages in Drought-prone region | Name of the villages in Mountain region | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Junsura | Baskula | Khoirajhora forest basti | Rontong (2) | ||||
| Â | Â | No. of households | % | No. of households | % | No.of households | % | No.of households | % |
Caste | General | - | Â | - | Â | 2 | 6.8 | 7 | 16.6 |
| Â | Scheduled caste | 60 | 100 | - | Â | 1 | 3.4 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Â | Scheduled tribe | - | Â | 60 | 100 | 11 | 37.9 | 23 | 54.8 |
| Â | Other backward class | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15 | 51.7 | 8 | 19.1 |
| Â | Total | Â | Â | Â | Â | 29 | 100 | 42 | 100 |
Gender | Male | 53 | 88.3 | 49 | 81.7 | 24 | 82.7 | 25 | 69.5 |
| Â | Female | 7 | 11.7 | 11 | 18.3 | 5 | 17.3 | 17 | 30.5 |
Age | ≤ 30 yr | 16 | 26.7 | 12 | 20.0 | 9 | 31.1 | 10 | 23.8 |
| Â | 31-40 yr | 17 | 28.3 | 16 | 26.7 | 8 | 27.5 | 7 | 16.6 |
| Â | 41-50 yr | 13 | 21.7 | 14 | 23.3 | 7 | 24.1 | 16 | 38.1 |
| Â | 51-60 yr | 9 | 15.0 | 12 | 20.0 | 3 | 10.5 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Â | >60 yr | 5 | 8.3 | 6 | 10.0 | 2 | 6.8 | 4 | 9.6 |
Education ( number of years) | Primary (to 4 yr) | 12 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 41.5 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Â | Secondary (5-10 yr) | 2 | 3.3 | 5 | 8.3 | 10 | 34.5 | 17 | 40.4 |
| Â | Higher Secondary (>10 yr) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2 | 6.8 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Â | Illiterate | 46 | 76.7 | 37 | 61.7 | 5 | 17.2 | 16 | 38.2 |
Literate | Male | 12 | 20 | 20 | 33.3 | 20 | 68.9 | 20 | 47.6 |
| Â | Female | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13.7 | 6 | 14.2 |
Number in family | Â | 3.9 | Â | 2.9 | Â | 4.5 | Â | 4.2 | Â |
Land holdings (in acre) | 0 | 51 | 85.0 | 57 | 95.0 | 8 | 27.5 | 33 | 78.5 |
|  | ≤ 1 | 9 | 15.0 | 3 | 5.0 | 15 | 51.7 | 9 | 21.5 |
| Â | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | >5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |