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Changes in Land Use Pattern of Village Biran Badi in Teshil Ratia of

District Fatehabad (Haryana) Due To Technological Development and

Its Impact on Socio-Economic Life of the Villagers- A Case Study

MAHENDER PAL

Research Scholar

Department of Geography

Punjab University, Chandigarh

Email: mp941987@gmail.com

Abstract:Land-use dynamics at the village ecosystems level are highly interlinked to the

livelihoods and anthropogenic forces as well as natural causes leading to major changes Biran

Badi is a village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. The aim of this research is: determine the pattern

of land use changes in the last 15 year and to analyze the socioeconomic changes in village Biran

Badi of Fatehabad district of Haryana. Unpublished secondary data available with village patwari

(Revenue officer) is used to analyze the changes in land use pattern.Main source of income for

villagers is agriculture. Changes in land use pattern and cropping pattern in Biran Badi village

due to various factors such as irrigation, HYV seeds, farm mechanization, Govt. policies etc has

increased the yield of cash crops (major cash crop of the area is wheat, cotton and rice) and in

return is fetching good financial returns. Thus, though the socio-economic position of the

farmers have been improved but still more is required to be done to raise their standard of

living & to meet with the day to day expenditure.

Introduction

Nature has provided the human being with different resources such as water, forests, land and

minerals etc. Land-use dynamics at finer scale such as the village ecosystem are significant as

such systems are highly dependent on the land resources (Tiwari,R. , Murthy Indu. , Kandula k.,

Bhat P.R.). In Indian conditions, agriculture is directly driven by availability of arable land and

water resources. Factors such as quality, physical properties and water holding capacities of the

soils and their management are crucial determinants of agriculture and its productivity. Land- use and land-use change is one of the determinants and often, a major consequence of

perturbations among different components of village ecosystems. Rural communities and their

livelihoods are directly dependent on the land resource, and land-use changes have far- reaching consequences in a village ecosystem with implications for major services of the

ecosystem. land is fixed resource and is of immense importance among the resources. Land can

be utilized in various ways such as for agriculture, settlement and industrial establishments. The

utilization of land depends upon is quality, physiography as well as socio economic use of

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population of that particular region. Despite its immobility its uses for agriculture purposes is

highly variable. The kind use to which land is put to shows the socio economic development of

an area. In present study our emphasis is on studying the changing land use pattern in the

village (Biran Badi) during 2004-2018. The study would give the answer to question such as –

change in land use has influenced socio economic condition of village. Changing land use

pattern in the village shows a picture of changing mechanization, use of fertilizers, pesticides,

availability of irrigation facilities, capital and cheap labour from others states has proved a

blessing for villagers

Geographical setting

The village is situated in teshil Ratia of district Fatehabad (Haryana) on the bank of river Ghagar.

Its revenue no is 111.It is located at a distance of is 24 k.m from Fatehabad in the North West

and 19 k.m from Ratia in the west and is connected with spegs road. In the north east of Biran

Badi lies village Ganda and khunan in south. In eastis village Nagpur where as village Loahgarh is

to its west. It shares its boundaries with Mansa dist. of Punjab in the North West. Crops such as

wheat, rice, cotton and fodder crops are cultivated here. In the southern part sukhchain canal is

flowing. The administrative, academic, institutional and economic requirements are fulfilled

from Ratia and Fatehabad towns.

Statement of Objective

1. To study the existing land use pattern of village Bira Badi

2. To investigate the changes in land use pattern in the village

3. To study the impact of changing pattern on the cultivationof other crops.

4. To study the factors that have contributed towards changes in land use and cropping

pattern

5. To study the impact of changing land use pattern on the socio- economic life of villagers

Sources of Data

The present study involves basically secondary data. The secondary data concerning land use,

cropping pattern and irrigation has been collected from revenue records of village. Such data

are recorded in lal kitab and available with patwari of the village.

Land Use Classification (in Indian context)

In India about 60 percent area is under agriculture, so rural land use of India is more important

in comparison to other countries. In India before 1950 land use was classified into five

categories but in 1951 it was changed to nine categories on the request from Food and

agriculture Organisation.FAO had directed the countries over the world to have a uniformland

use classification so that the international policies can be implemented everywhere. Table (1.1)

above shows old and new land use classification categories in India.

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Land Use Pattern of Biran- Badi and changes over a time period

About 85% of village work force is involved in agriculture and remaining 15% is engaged in small

business and services. Main source of income for villagers is agriculture.Land use of village Biran

Badi is shown in the following table (1.1) and is represented through a bar diagram (1.1) clearly.

Total area of village is 1091 hectares. Out of this area under settlement is 91.5 hectares. Area

under agriculture land is 1000 hectares. At present barren land is less than one hectare.

Agriculture land use has changed. There is no forest area. Scope for increasing the area under

cultivation is negligible. Production can only be increased by increasing area sown more than

once which is just 4 percent. For this irrigation has to be extended. Only then other methods

and techniques can be adopted by farmer.

CHANGES IN LAND USE PATTERN OF BIRAN BADI

Table: 1.1

Different Land Use