socio-economic profile of rubber tappers in the small holding sector

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CHAPTER II Socio- economic Profile Of Rubber Tappers The study area covers four wards [ward 1,2,3,and 4] in the Kanjirappally panchayath. Majority of the population in the area depends on rubber cultivation for their livelihood 2.1Socio – economic back ground of sample households 2.1.1 Community Wise Distribution Prominent communities of rubber tappers in the area are Roman Catholic, Ezhava, and scheduled caste. Close to one-third of the households belong to Table-2.1 Community wise Distribution of Sample Households Ezhava Community No.of households Percentage Orthodox Roman catholic CSI Nair Sambavar Velan Pandithar Viswa karma Muslim Latin catholic Vellala Edavar Penta cost Paravan 58 1 64 2 17 14 6 2 5 4 2 4 1 1 2 29 0 .50 32 1 8.50 4.70 3 1 2.50 2 1 2 0 .50 0.50 1
Cheramar Total Roman Catholic community and around 30 percent belong to Ezhava. Total share of scheduled caste coming under different communities is 20 percent. 2.1.2 Family Size, Age Distribution and Educational Status 1 200 Total sample population is 949 and average size of the rubber tappers household is found to be 4.77.Majority of the sample tappers in the study area belong to the age group 40-50.The study shows that the new generation is averse to rubber tapping. Out of 200 sample tappers only 6percent come under the age group, below 30.(Table2.2) Table2.2 7.5 100 Age Distribution of Sample Tappers Age group Number of Tappers Percentage 20-30 12 6.00 30-40 60 30.00 40-50 81 40.50 Above 50 47 23.50 Total 200 100 Educational status of the family members as a whole and that of tappers has been separately analysed.More than 90 percent of the sample population are literate. Out of the
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Page 39 and 40: Farmer tap himself 15 7.50 Total 20
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Page 59 and 60: BIBLIOGRAPHY Books Bardhan Pranab,
Page 61: Devi, Usha .T.V, 31.07.1997, ‘Rub

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