Sirabahal village had the highest average per month household income, the vulnerability associated with per month household food expenditure was least for this
village (0.162).
7.1.4 Physical Domain
Table 6 presents the indexed values for physical domain and its sub domains. Index
score for physical domain was the highest for Aintalunga village (0.797). As water
is the most essential element which supports a wide range of domestic and productive needs of households, the access to own source of water was missing in case
of the study area. It is evident from the fact that none of the household had his own
source of water. All the households depend on public tube well (ground water) and
natural sources for water needs (index score equal to 1). Problems of accessing safe
quality water in ample quantity for drinking and domestic needs are found in the
villages.
Considering access to food, the highest percent of households depending on own
farm for food was in Bagbahali village (0.945). Farming on own farm is the primary
source of food provision for many households in the study area. The surplus food
after fulfilling household requirement is sold in order to repay loans and run other
activities. Many a times, farmers are forced to retain only a small portion of the
agriculture produce for own consumption for meeting urgent loan repayments which
implies an overall fledgling financial standings of the households in the study area.
After consuming own-produced food items, households resort to Public
Distribution System (PDS) for food provision on subsidised rates. The households
having access to PDS are considered as less vulnerable. Only in Bagbahali village,
all the surveyed households depended on PDS and the index score was equal to
zero for this village. In this village insufficiency of food consumption was high and
most of the families were below poverty line. Moreover, the access to electricity is
also somewhat constrained. About 48 % households in Sirabahal village had no
access to electricity. As observed by Barnet (2000), electricity can play an
important role in improving quality of life, education for children, health while it
Table 6 Index values for physical domain and its sub domains in the study area
Sub domains/major domain
Sirabahal Bilaikani Aintalunga Bagbahali
Households depending on public/natural
resources of water for household activities
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
Households depending on own farm for food 0.764
0.709
0.836
0.945
Households not depending on Public
Distribution System (PDS)
0.509
0.364
0.600
0.000
Households with no electricity connection
0.477
0.422
0.396
0.455
Physical
0.761
0.718
0.797
0.623
420
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village (0.162).
7.1.4 Physical Domain
Table 6 presents the indexed values for physical domain and its sub domains. Index
score for physical domain was the highest for Aintalunga village (0.797). As water
is the most essential element which supports a wide range of domestic and productive needs of households, the access to own source of water was missing in case
of the study area. It is evident from the fact that none of the household had his own
source of water. All the households depend on public tube well (ground water) and
natural sources for water needs (index score equal to 1). Problems of accessing safe
quality water in ample quantity for drinking and domestic needs are found in the
villages.
Considering access to food, the highest percent of households depending on own
farm for food was in Bagbahali village (0.945). Farming on own farm is the primary
source of food provision for many households in the study area. The surplus food
after fulfilling household requirement is sold in order to repay loans and run other
activities. Many a times, farmers are forced to retain only a small portion of the
agriculture produce for own consumption for meeting urgent loan repayments which
implies an overall fledgling financial standings of the households in the study area.
After consuming own-produced food items, households resort to Public
Distribution System (PDS) for food provision on subsidised rates. The households
having access to PDS are considered as less vulnerable. Only in Bagbahali village,
all the surveyed households depended on PDS and the index score was equal to
zero for this village. In this village insufficiency of food consumption was high and
most of the families were below poverty line. Moreover, the access to electricity is
also somewhat constrained. About 48 % households in Sirabahal village had no
access to electricity. As observed by Barnet (2000), electricity can play an
important role in improving quality of life, education for children, health while it
Table 6 Index values for physical domain and its sub domains in the study area
Sub domains/major domain
Sirabahal Bilaikani Aintalunga Bagbahali
Households depending on public/natural
resources of water for household activities
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
Households depending on own farm for food 0.764
0.709
0.836
0.945
Households not depending on Public
Distribution System (PDS)
0.509
0.364
0.600
0.000
Households with no electricity connection
0.477
0.422
0.396
0.455
Physical
0.761
0.718
0.797
0.623
420
A.S. Sam et al.