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Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 76 tuin ç;kxjkt esa —f"k] ikfjokfjd m|ksx vkSj vU; dk;ksaZ esa yxs eq[; deZdjksa dk fodkl[k.Mokj fo'ys"k.k lk/kuk ;kno1, M‚ ch-ih-flag2 1'kks/k Nk=k, vo/ks'k çrki flag fo'ofo|ky;] jhok ¼e/; çns'k½ 2'kks/k funs'kd,foHkkxk/;{k]Hkwxksy foHkkx,Vh-vkj- ,l- 'kkldh; ihth d‚yst] jhok ¼e/; çns'k½ Manuscript ID: JRD -2025-171112 ISSN: 2230-9578 Volume 17 Issue 11(A) Pp. 76-83 November. 2025 Submitted: 16 Oct. 2025 Revised: 26 Oct. 2025 Accepted: 10 Nov. 2025 Published: 30 Nov. 2025 lkjka'k çLrqr 'kks/kdk;Z esa tuin ç;kxjkt ds fodkl[k.Mokj eq[; deZdjksa dk fo'ys"k.k fd;k x;k gS] ftudk thou&;kiu eq[;r% —f"k] ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa ,oa vU; vkthfodk lEcU/kh dk;ksaZ ij vk/kkfjr gSA v/;;u dk mís'; xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk dh lajpuk] —f"k ij fuHkZjrk dh fLFkfr rFkk xSj&—f"k {ks=ksa esa jkstxkj ds çlkj dk vkdyu djuk gSA tux.kuk ,oa LFkkuh; ç'kklfud vkadM+ksa ds vk/kkj ij çkIr rF;ksa ls Li"V gksrk gS fd ç;kxjkt tuin esa vc Hkh —f"k eq[; O;olk; gS] ijarq ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa ,oa lsok {ks= esa jkstxkj dh ço`fÙk Hkh /khjs&/khjs c<+ jgh gSA fodkl[k.Mokj fo'ys"k.k ls ;g Hkh Kkr gksrk gS fd flapkbZ lqfo/kkvksa] Hkwfe dh moZjrk] f'k{kk Lrj ,oa uxjhdj.k dh nj ds vuqlkj dk;Z lajpuk esa HkkSxksfyd fHkUurk,a ikbZ tkrh gSaA vr% ;g v/;;u xzkeh.k&vk/kkfjr vkthfodk ds fofo/k igyqvksa dks mtkxj djrk gS rFkk jkstxkj l`tu vkSj lrr~ xzkeh.k fodkl ds fy, mi;ksxh fn'kk&funsZ'k çnku djrk gSA eq[; 'kCn& —f"k deZdj] ikfjokfjd m|ksx] xzkeh.k jkstxkj] lkekftd&vkfFkZd lajpuk] xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkkA izLrkouk Hkkjr dh vFkZO;oLFkk dk ewy vk/kkj —f"k gS] tgk¡ tula[;k dk ,d cM+k Hkkx çR;{k ;k vçR;{k :i ls —f"k ,oa mlls lEcfU/kr dk;ksaZ ij fuHkZj gSA xzkeh.k {ks=ksa esa dk;Zjr deZdj u dsoy [kk|kUu mRiknu esa ;ksxnku nsrs gSa] cfYd os ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa] y?kq ,oa dqVhj m|ksxksa rFkk fofo/k lsokvksa ds ek/;e ls xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk dks l'kä cukrs gSaA vr% xzkeh.k {ks=ksa ds eq[; deZdjksa dh fLFkfr fdlh Hkh {ks= ds lkekftd&vkfFkZd fodkl dk niZ.k gksrh gSA tuin ç;kxjkt mÙkj çns'k ds egRoiw.kZ tuinksa esa ls ,d gS] tgk¡ —f"k] i'kqikyu] eNyh ikyu] gLrf'kYi rFkk ikjaifjd ?kjsyw m|ksx vkt Hkh çeq[k vkthfodk ds lk/ku gSaA ;gk¡ ds xzkeh.k {ks= —f"k ij vf/kd fuHkZj gSa] fdUrq vk/kqfudrk] f'k{kk ,oa uxjhdj.k ds çHkko ls ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa ,oa xSj&—f"k dk;ksaZ dh vksj >qdko Hkh c<+k gSA fodkl[k.Mokj Lrj ij ns[kk tk, rks ç;kxjkt ds fofHkUu fodkl[k.Mks tSls fd dkSfMgkj] gksykx<+] ekaMk] estk] djNuk] Qwyiqj] gafM;k vkfn esa jkstxkj dh lajpuk esa i;kZIr HkkSxksfyd ,oa lkekftd fHkUurk,a ifjyf{kr gksrh gSaA dqN {ks=ksa esa —f"k&ç/kku vFkZO;oLFkk fo|eku gS] tcfd dqN fodkl[k.Mksa esa vkS|ksfxd ;k lsok {ks= ls tqM+s dk;ksaZ dk foLrkj vf/kd gqvk gSA eq[; deZdjksa dk fodkl[k.Mokj v/;;u u dsoy —f"k o ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa ds ;ksxnku dks Li"V djrk gS] cfYd ;g Hkh crkrk gS fd {ks=h; lalk/kuksa] HkkSxksfyd vofLFkfr] f'k{kk Lrj ,oa uxjhdj.k dh çfØ;k us xzkeh.k jkstxkj ds Lo:i dks dSls çHkkfor fd;k gSA bl v/;;u dk mís'; ç;kxjkt tuin esa —f"k] ikfjokfjd m|ksx rFkk vU; dk;ksaZ esa layXu eq[; deZdjksa dk {ks=h; fo'ys"k.k çLrqr djuk gS] ftlls tuin ds xzkeh.k fodkl ds #>kuksa ,oa laHkkoukvksa dks le>k tk ldsA v/;;u {ks= v/;;u {ks= tuin ç;kxjkt mÙkj çns'k ds nf{k.kh Hkkx esa fLFkr gS] ftldh iwoZ&if'pe pkSM+kbZ 96 fdeh rFkk mÙkj&nf{k.k yEckbZ 110 fdeh gSA bl tuin dk dqy HkkSxksfyd {ks=Qy 5482 oxZ fdeh gS] tks çns'k ds {ks=Qy dk 2-25 çfr'kr gSA Quick Response Code: Website: https://jrdrvb.org/ DOI: Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work noncommercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations ae licensed under the idential terms. Address for correspondence: , , , ( ) How to cite this article: , . . , (2025). , Journal of Research & Development, 17(11), 76-83. Original Article
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 77 {ks= dk v{kka'kh; foLrkj 24°48* ls 25°47* mÙkjh v{kka'k rFkk ns'kkUrjh; foLrkj 81°30* ls 82°22* iwohZ ns'kkUrj rd QSyk gqvk gSA tuin dh lhek,¡ mÙkj esa çrkix<+] mÙkj&iwoZ esa tkSuiqj] iwoZ esa lar jfonkl ¼Hknksgh½] nf{k.k&iwoZ esa fetkZiqj] if'pe esa dkS'kkEch] nf{k.k&if'pe esa fp=dwV rFkk nf{k.k esa e/; çns'k ds jhok tuin ls yxh gSaAç'kklfud çca/ku gsrq v/;;u {ks= dks 8 rglhyks& lksjkao] Qwyiqj] ckjk] djNuk] bykgkckn] gafM;k] estk ,oa dksjkao esa foHkkftr fd;k x;k gSA fodkl dk;ksaZ ds lapkyu ,oa ;kstuk fØ;kUo;u ds fy, bls 20 fodkl[k.Mksa esa ckaVk x;k gSaA ekufp= la1 vofLFkfr ,oa foLrkj 'kks/k ds mís'; • tuin ç;kxjkt ds fofHkUu fodkl[k.Mksa esa dqy eq[; deZdjksa ds çfr'kr forj.k dk v/;;u djukA • eq[; deZdjksa esa ls —f"k dk;ksaZ esa layXu tula[;k ds çfr'kr dk fodkl[k.Mokj fo'ys"k.k djukA • ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa esa dk;Zjr eq[; deZdjksa ds vuqikr dk {ks=h; v/;;u djukA • tuin ç;kxjkt esa vkfFkZd lajpuk ,oa jkstxkj ds Lo:i dks le>uk vkSj mlds LFkkfud forj.k dk ewY;kadu djukA • v/;;u ls çkIr vk¡dM+ksa ds vk/kkj ij Hkfo"; esa jkstxkj l`tu vkSj xzkeh.k fodkl dh laHkkoukvksa ij lq>ko çLrqr djukA 'kks/k fof/k • f}rh;d vk¡dM+s tux.kuk foHkkx] ftyk lkaf[;dh dk;kZy; ç;kxjkt] ,oa fodkl[k.Mokj vkfFkZd vfHkys[kksa ls çkIr fd, x, gSaA • çR;sd fodkl[kaM ds fy, dqy tula[;k] dqy eq[; deZdj] —f"k esa yxs deZdj vkSj ikfjokfjd m|ksx esa yxs deZdjksa dk çfr'kr fudkyk x;kA • bu vk¡dM+ksa ds vk/kkj ij çfr'kr forj.k] vkSlr] vf/kdre ,oa U;wure ewY;ksa dk fo'ys"k.k fd;k x;kA • çkIr ifj.kkeksa dks rkfydkvksa] vkjs[kksa ds ek/;e ls çnf'kZr fd;k x;kA dqy eq[; deZdjksa tuin ç;kxjkt esa fodkl[k.Mokj dqy eq[; deZdjksa dk dqy tula[;k esa çfr'kr forj.k dk;Z 'kfä dh {ks=h; fofo/krk dks n'kkZrk gSA o"kZ 2023 esa ç;kxjkt tuin ds lHkh 23 fodkl[k.Mksa esa eq[; deZdjksa dk çfr'kr vkSlru 20-87 izfr”kr jgk gSA dqN fodkl[k.M tSls 'kadjx<+ ¼26-35 izfr”kr½] dksjkao ¼25-71 izfr”kr½] eÅvkbek ¼23-8 izfr”kr½] Hkxoriqj ¼22-83 izfr”kr½] tljk ¼22-28 izfr”kr½] dkSf/k;kjk ¼22-38 izfr”kr½] Qwyiqj ¼22-66 izfr”kr½ rFkk dkSfM+gkj ¼21-95 izfr”kr½ esa
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 78 eq[; deZdjksa dh vkSlr ls vf/kd jgh gS] tks ogk¡ ds Je&fu;kstu] xzkeh.k jkstxkj o mRiknu xfrfof/k;ksa dh lq–<+rk dks n'kkZrk gSA ogha] cgknqjiqj ¼17-64izfr”kr½] m#ok ¼17-21izfr”kr½ tSls dqN fodkl[k.Mksa esa ;g çfr'kr vis{kk—r de jgk gS] ftlls Li"V gksrk gS fd ogk¡ jkstxkj dh fLFkfr vU; {ks=ksa dh vis{kk detksj ;k lhfer gSA fodkl[k.Mokj dk;Z 'kfä dh {ks=h; vlekurk ds ihNs tula[;k ?kuRo] lkekftd&lkaL—frd dkjd] f'k{kk] vkS|ksfxdhdj.k ,oa —f"kxr fodkl dh nj tSls ?kVd dkjd gks ldrs gSaA ftys ds mÙkjh ,oa iwohZ Hkkxksa esa deZdjksa dk çfr'kr vis{kk—r vf/kd ns[kus dks feyrk gS] tcfd nf{k.kh {ks=ksa esa ;g ?kVrk gS] ftlls ogka lalk/kuksa] voLFkkiuk o jkstxkj voljksa dh deh dk ladsr feyrk gSA bl çdkj ç;kxjkt tuin esa fodkl[k.Mokj eq[; deZdjksa dh Hkkxhnkjh {ks=h; fodkl] Je uhfr fu/kkZj.k ,oa lkekftd&vkfFkZd fu;kstu esa ,d egRoiw.kZ vk/kkj çLrqr djrh gSA ;g fooj.k uhfr&fuekZrkvksa ds fy, xzkeh.k fodkl ,oa jkstxkj l`tu ds fy, ekxZn'kZd fl) gks ldrk gSA lkj.kh Øekad&1 -2023 21.95 20.23 23.8 20.82 19.72 22.66 17.64 18.19 18.93 19.05 18.54 22.28 26.35 20.37 20.89 22.38 17.21 20.47 25.71 18.78 21.83 19.4 22.83 20.87
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 79 lzksr& ftyk lkaf[;dh if=dk 2023 vkjs[k Øekad&1 —f"k esa yxs deZdjksa ç;kxjkt ftys ds lHkh fodkl[k.Mksa esa —f"k esa yxs eq[; deZdjksa dk dqy vkSlr 2023 ds lUnHkZ esa 59-39 izfr”kr gSA bldk vFkZ gS fd lexz ftys esa eq[; deZdjksa dk yxHkx 59-39 izfr”kr Hkkx çR;{k :i ls —f"k dk;ksaZ esa layXu gSA ;g vkSlr bl ckr dks bafxr djrk gS fd ç;kxjkt ftys dh xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk çeq[k :i ls —f"k ij fuHkZj gS vkSj jkstxkj dk eq[; lzksr vHkh Hkh —f"kxr xfrfof/k;ka gh gSaA —f"k {ks= esa {ks=h; :i ls fofo/krk ns[kh tkrh gS&dqN fodkl[k.M tSls dksjkao ¼84-09izfr”kr½] estk ¼70-13izfr”kr½] 'kadjx<+ ¼67-54 izfr”kr½] cgfj;k ¼67-25izfr”kr½] eÅvkbek ¼65-77izfr”kr½ vkfn esa —f"k deZdjksa dh Hkkxhnkjh dqy vkSlr ls dgha vf/kd gS] tcfd cgknqjiqj ¼44-15izfr”kr½] pkdk ¼35-22izfr”kr½] lSnkckn ¼46-10izfr”kr½ tSls {ks=ksa esa ;g çfr'kr vkSlr ls de jgkA bl fHkUurk ds ihNs Hkwfe dh miyC/krk] flapkbZ lqfo/kk] —f"k dh mRikndrk] xzkeh.k fodkl dh ;kstuk,a ,oa oSdfYid jkstxkj dh laHkkouk tSlh LFkkuh; dkjd mÙkjnk;h gSaA ;g vkSlr u dsoy ftys ds —f"kxr lekt dks n'kkZrk gS] cfYd ;g uhfr fu;kstu gsrq Hkh egRoiw.kZ ladsrd gSA blls Li"V gksrk gS fd larqfyr {ks=h; fodkl ds fy, ftu [k.Mksa esa —f"k deZdjksa dk çfr'kr de gS] ogka —f"k vk/kkfjr lgk;d lqfo/kkvksa vkSj xzkeh.k jkstxkj ds vU; voljksa dks iSnk djus dh vko';drk gS] tcfd mPp —f"k lgHkkfxrk okys {ks=ksa esa uokpkj] rduhdh çlkj ,oa cktkj lqfo/kk etcwr djuk t:jh gS lkj.kh Øekad&2 -2023 58.39 62.96 65.77 51.37 67.25 62.63 44.15 64.06 46.1 57.8 57.58 62.88 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 -2023
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 80 67.54 35.22 59.52 64.79 46.98 70.13 84.09 65.51 59.35 62.19 49.73 59.39 lzksr& ftyk lkaf[;dh if=dk 2023 vkjs[k Øekad&2 ikfjokfjd m|ksx tuin ç;kxjkt ds fodkl[k.Mokj eq[; deZdjksa esa ikfjokfjd m|ksx esa yxs deZdjksa dk vkSlr 2023 esa 8-46 izfr”kr jgk gSA ;g vkadMk v/;;u {ks= esa eq[; deZdj oxZ dh og Hkkxhnkjh n'kkZrk gS] tks ikfjokfjd vFkok ?kjsyw m|ksxksa esa layXu gSA ftys ds 23 fodkl[k.Mksa esa ikfjokfjd m|ksx dk çfr'kr 4-09 izfr”kr ¼'kadjx<+½ ls ysdj 16-91izfr”kr ¼pkdk½ rd fofo/krk fy, gq, gSA vf/kdre ikfjokfjd m|ksx deZdjksa dh Hkkxhnkjh pkdk ¼16-91 izfr”kr½] /kuqiqj ¼14-98 izfr”kr½] lSnkckn ¼14-92 izfr”kr½ vkSj dkSjf/k;kjk ¼11-01 izfr”kr½ esa jgh gS] ftlls ;gka ikjaifjd] gLrf'kYi vkSj LFkkuh; ?kjsyw m|ksxksa dh lq–<+ mifLFkfr dk vuqeku gksrk gSA ogha] U;wure çfr'kr dksjkao ¼4-45 izfr”kr½] 'kadjx<+ ¼4-09 izfr”kr½] estk ¼5-34 izfr”kr½] ek.Mk ¼5-33 izfr”kr½] tljk ¼6 izfr”kr½ tSls {ks=ksa esa ik;k x;k] ftlls Li"V gksrk gS fd bu {ks=ksa esa ikfjokfjd vkS|ksfxd xfrfof/k;ka vis{kk—r detksj ;k lhfer gSaA vkSlr ds vk/kkj ij ns[kk tk, rks lexz ftys esa gj 100 eq[; deZdjksa esa yxHkx 8 ls 9 deZdj ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa ls tqM+s gq, gSaA ;g ço`fÙk xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk esa ?kjsyw gquj] Lojkstxkj] ikjaifjd f'kYi ,oa y?kq m|ksxksa dks lrr jkstxkj dk lzksr fl) djrh gSA ,sls m|ksx lkekftd vkSj lkaL—frd ijaijk dh fujarjrk vkSj LFkkuh; jkstxkj l`tu esa egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkkrs gSaA ;g fo'ys"k.k uhfr&fuekZrkvksa ds fy, {ks=h; ?kjsyw m|ksx fodkl] dkS'ky mUu;u vkSj Lojkstxkj çksRlkgu dk;ZØeksa dh fn'kk esa ekxZn'kZd fl) gks ldrk gS] rkfd ijaijkxr m|ksxksa dks xzkeh.k fodkl dh eq[;/kkjk esa yk;k tk lds o jkstxkj ds volj c<+k, tk ldsaA 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 -2023
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 81 lkj.kh Øekad&3 -2023 7.06 7.44 6.14 5.91 7.15 8.48 10.67 9.47 14.92 14.98 10.46 6 4.09 16.91 7.17 11.01 9.9 5.34 4.45 5.33 6.96 7.24 7.53 8.46
Journal of Research and Development A Multidisciplinary International Level Referred and Double Blind Peer Reviewed, Open Access ISSN : 2230-9578 | Website: https://jrdrvb.org Volume-17, Issue-11(A)| November2025 82 lzksr& ftyk lkaf[;dh if=dk 2023 vkjs[k Øekad&3 fu"d"kZ tuin ç;kxjkt esa eq[; deZdjksa dh dk;Z lajpuk LFkkfud –f"V ls fofo/k gSA dqN {ks=ksa esa —f"k dk çHkqRo gS] tcfd vU; {ks=ksa esa ikfjokfjd m|ksxksa vkSj vU; dk;ksaZ dk foLrkj gks jgk gSA lexz :i ls ;g v/;;u n'kkZrk gS fd ç;kxjkt dh xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk —f"k&vk/kkfjr gksrs gq, Hkh laØe.k ds nkSj esa gS & tgk¡ ikjaifjd jkstxkj Lo:iksa ds lkFk&lkFk oSdfYid m|ksx] lsok {ks= vkSj dqVhj m|ksx ubZ laHkkouk,¡ mRiUu dj jgs gSaA Hkfo"; esa jkstxkj ds LFkkf;Ro vkSj xzkeh.k fodkl ds fy, —f"k ds lkFk&lkFk y?kq ,oa e/;e m|ksxksa dks çksRlkgu nsuk vko';d gSA lUnHkZ xzUFk 1. Census of India. (2011). Primary Census Abstract, Uttar Pradesh. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2. Government of Uttar Pradesh. (2023). District Statistical Handbook: Prayagraj. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Lucknow. 3. Agarwal, A. (2019). Rural Economy and Livelihood Patterns in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. 4. Bhattacharya, S. N. (2018). Agrarian Transformation in India. New Delhi: Rawat Publications. 5. Singh, R. B. (2017). Geography of Agricultural Systems in India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. 6. Sharma, R. K. (2020). Employment and Livelihood Diversification in Rural Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Regional Studies, 42(3), 56–72. 7. Planning Commission of India. (2014). Report on Rural Employment and Agricultural Labour in India. Government of India. 8. Ministry of Rural Development. (2022). Annual Report on Rural Livelihoods. Government of India. 9. Kumar, S., & Singh, P. (2021). Spatial variations in occupational structure: A case study of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic Geography of India, 63(2), 88–104. 10. Yadav, M. P. (2020). Agriculture and Rural Development in North India. Jaipur: Rawat Publications. 11. Misra, R. P. (2016). Regional Planning and Development: Concepts and Case Studies. New Delhi: Concept Publishing. 12. Srivastava, A. (2019). Occupational shifts and socio-economic changes in rural India. Economic Affairs, 64(4), 901–913. 13. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). (2021). Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): 2020–21. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. 14. Singh, S. K. (2015). Rural Industrialization in India: Problems and Prospects. New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications. 15. Chand, R. (2018). Changing structure of rural employment in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73(1), 1–17. 16. Directorate of Economics and Statistics. (2023). Statistical Abstract of Uttar Pradesh. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 17. Jain, P., & Gupta, R. (2020). Patterns of main and marginal workers in Uttar Pradesh. Population Geography Journal, 42(1), 55–68. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 -2023
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