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Socio-cultural Processes and Livelihood Patterns at Tirurangadi - CDS

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subsist in the area of servicing. Even there, the servicing agencies of the big producers,<br />

aided by long term guarantees <strong>and</strong> warranties are entering in a big way.<br />

The following inform<strong>at</strong>ion gives the general p<strong>at</strong>terns among the<br />

Non-agri<strong>cultural</strong> classes in the workforce of the area<br />

Panchay<strong>at</strong><br />

Table LXXIV<br />

Household Industry Other workers<br />

1981 2001 Vari<strong>at</strong>ion 1981 2001 vari<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Vallikkunnu 133 154 +15.79 4305 7448 +73.01<br />

Thenhippalam 141 121 -14.18 2427 5033 +107.38<br />

Peruvallur 59 64 +8.47 1821 3893 +113.78<br />

Munniyur 56 93 +66.07 2739 7535 +175.10<br />

Parappanangadi 307 202 -34.20 6784 12717 +87.46<br />

Nannambra 28 58 +107.14 1470 4646 +216.05<br />

<strong>Tirurangadi</strong> 137 168 +22.63 3662 8276 +126.00<br />

total 861 860 -0.12 23,208 49548 +113.50<br />

The people involved in the household industry do not show much vari<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong> when<br />

adjusted to popul<strong>at</strong>ion increase in the respective areas, might have declined in absolute<br />

terms. The growth of other non-agri<strong>cultural</strong> classes is phenomenal even if adjusted to<br />

popul<strong>at</strong>ion increase. The interesting fe<strong>at</strong>ure in this exercise seems to be the decline of<br />

household industries in Parappanangadi <strong>and</strong> Thenhippalam, both areas having a number<br />

of traditional occup<strong>at</strong>ions, <strong>and</strong> the rise of other in workers in Nannambra, all of which<br />

demonstr<strong>at</strong>ed a decline in agri<strong>cultural</strong> classes. The shift from agri<strong>cultural</strong> to non –<br />

agri<strong>cultural</strong> classes in the composition of popul<strong>at</strong>ion appears to be clear.

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