Geographical analysis

Abstract

People always seek ways to satisfy their needs in the immediate vicinity. Wherever man lives he has to adopt himself to his surroundings in order to meet the basic necessities, therefore the first step for a regular development programme is to provide infrastructural facilities for rural development. The development of educational facilities in rural areas will help to improve the socio-economic life of the people as about 70% of the Indian population lives in rural areas. The quality of life has been measured in terms of a variety of suitable criteria; it includes health, education, and social-economic aspects etc. These indicators among others reflect the quality of functioning of a social system and efficiency of its economic welfare. The existing educational facilities and social-economic aspects of the region are necessary for the fulfillment of the aims of the quality of life. The main objectives of the study are examining the spatial distribution of educational facilities. To identify the different levels educational facilities in the district and to suggest the priorities to reducing spatial disparities in the quality of life. A methodology is essential for understanding and achieves the desired aims and objectives. The composite Z score method is used for identifying the different levels of quality of life and summarizing the information of a large number of components. The taluka wise spatial distributions of educational facilities are categorized at three levels.

Key Words: Primary, Secondary Educational Facilities, Socio-Economic Status.