Artha Vijnana Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics · 1960 · 17 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsSociologyHousehold DemographyRural DevelopmentRural SociologyFamily SizeRural Community DevelopmentRural Family LifeRural Household DemographyRural Population StructureRural SocietyAgricultural VillagesFarm Household DemographyRural Community StructureRural Household DistributionRural Household IncomesRural Population AnalysisRural Social OrganizationVillage Patterns
The main purpose of this article is to describe, in broad terms, the size and composition of families in rural areas. The results presented below are based on data collected in the course of a programme of socio-economic surveys of the villages liable to drought and famine, carried out by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics during 1947-51.