Study of fractures in Precambrian crystalline rocks using field technique in and around Balarampur, Purulia district, West Bengal, India

Fish diversity depends both on various physicochemical parameters and the biological components of the riverine ecosystem. During the study period from January 2017 to December 2019 the highest fish diversity and density were observed in post-monsoon and lowest in pre-monsoon season in the Kangsabati River, Purulia District of West Bengal. Twenty five fish species, associated with 19 genera, 10 families and 5 orders have been identified. It was recorded that the Cyprinidae was the predominant family, which represented 56% of the entire fish catch.

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Effect of heat wave on the Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) population from Purulia District of West Bengal, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.o3947.7029-33 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 7029-7033 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Somenath Dey ◽

Utpal Singha Roy ◽

Sanjib Chattopadhyay

Keyword(s):

Heat Wave ◽

West Bengal ◽

Purulia District ◽

Flying Fox

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Determinants and Decomposition of Poverty of Rural India: Glimpses from the Purulia District of West Bengal

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909620960155 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002190962096015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sanat Kumar Guchhait ◽

Susmita Sengupta

Keyword(s):

Social Group ◽

West Bengal ◽

Economic Status ◽

Decomposition Analysis ◽

Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽

Group Affiliation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Purulia District ◽

Poverty Indicators ◽

Daily Wage

The paper aims to analyze poverty issues in rural households of India sampled purposively from the perspective of per capita Monthly Consumption Expenditure. In addition, the decomposition of poverty across social group affiliation and economic status adds another flavor to this study. The study concentrates on one of the backward areas of West Bengal, the district of Purulia, a resource-poor district with a distinct presence of scheduled social group population. The candidate villages were selected purposively keeping in mind the aspects of physical isolation and socio-economic stagnancy. Quantitative tools like Stepwise Multiple Regression and Decomposition analysis by FGT indices were instrumental in estimating the relative strengths of the factors affecting poverty. Besides, the study has simultaneously added the life history approach to integrate the QUAN-QUAL methods with an aim to produce a more complete picture. The critical findings include that the scheduled social groups, especially tribes, and daily wage casual laborers followed by agricultural laborers, were identified as the most vulnerable to poverty indicators in their respective population segments.

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Report on "anthropometric failure" among rural 2-6 years old Indian Bauri caste children of West Bengal

Anthropological Review ◽

10.2478/v10044-008-0017-1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 72 (1) ◽

pp. 81-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Subal Das ◽

Kaushik Bose

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

West Bengal ◽

Reference Sample ◽

Composite Index ◽

The United States ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

Purulia District ◽

Ultimate Objective

Report on "anthropometric failure" among rural 2-6 years old Indian Bauri caste children of West BengalThis study was undertaken to determine the overall prevalence of undernutrition using the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among the Bauri caste rural preschool children of the Purulia District, West Bengal, India. A total of 347 children (185 boys and 162 girls) aged 2-6 years were measured. Stunting, underweight and wasting were used to evaluate the nutritional status of the subjects (compared with children of the United States NCHS reference sample) and CIAF for the total children. Among the studied Bauri children, 39.2% were stunted, 51.2% - underweight and 26.6% - wasted. The CIAF showed a higher prevalence of undernutrition, with a total of 66.3% of Bauri caste preschool children suffering from at least one type of "anthropometric failure". Among the studied children only 33.7% showed no failure. Valuable health and nutrition promotional programs can be formulated based on the CIAF findings with the ultimate objective of reducing childhood undernutrition in a population of India.

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