Citation:

Jitender, Dharam Pal. "Social Status and Living Conditions of Rural Households in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 50-57, 2024.

Abstract:

Based on primary data collected from 78 households in Kinnaur district, the study revealed that a majority of the sampled households, i.e., 82.05 per cent, belonged to the Scheduled Tribe and the remaining 17.95 per cent to the Scheduled Caste categories. More than two-thirds of the sampled households lived in joint families. About three-fourths (74.12 per cent) of the family members of the sampled households were found to be literate, and the remaining 25.88 per cent were illiterate. Most of them had attained education up to the senior secondary level. More than half of the family members, i.e., 51.49 per cent, were classified under the earning dependent category, followed by the earning (38.81 per cent) and dependent (9.70 per cent) categories. As far as the housing conditions are concerned, a large majority of the households, i.e., 83.33 per cent, had semi-pucca houses to live in. Almost all the households had the basic amenities, such as electricity and bathrooms/toilets. The study also highlights the prevalent use of LPG and firewood as the primary sources of fuel in the sampled households. This comprehensive analysis will help to understand the challenges and difficulties faced by the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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Keywords:

Basic Amenities, Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Social Status, Living Conditions.