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Book Description:
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For the first time in Indian history a massive survey on its 72.2% rural population living in 638588 villages comprising of 6311 Community Development Blocks (rural areas earmarked for administrator and development) and 240561 Gram Panchayats has been published in 27 crown-sized volumes with maps and coloured illustrations. The book covers a wide range of statistics and is a comprehensive study of Gram Panchayat and Community Development Block.
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Buyers Tip: This book is a best buy for researchers , writers, scholars, administrators, planners, tourists, librarians etc. who want to know about Rural India closely.
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Table OF Contents
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1.Brief Introduction
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2.CD Block Map
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3.Communication
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4.River
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5.Backward
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6.Region Grants Fund
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7.Forest and Reserved Forest
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8.Annual Rainfall
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9.Ground Water
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10.Coastal Villages
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11.Border Villages
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12.Natural Division
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13.Administration
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14.Fair
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15.Places of Tourist Interest
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16.Ranking
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17.Gram Panchayat
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18.Education
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19.Literates and Illiterates
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20.Drinking Water
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21.Bank
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22.Electricity
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23.Religion
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24.Recreation
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25.Scheduled Tribes
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26.Agriculture
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27.Source of Irrigation
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28.Important Villages
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29.Distribution of Workers
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30.Agewise Data
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31.Languages
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32.Disabled Population
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About the Author
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Dr.N. Seshagiri was a scientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research from 1966 to 1971, he joined as Director in the Government of India. He founded the National Informatics Center (NIC) in 1975 and was its Director-General till 2000, while simunltaeously holding the post of Additional Secretary since 1984, Special Secretary in the planning Commission since 1993 and in the Ministry of Information Technology up to 2000. Currently he is Emeritus Scientist in CMMACS of CSIR and Advisor to HCL Infosystems Ltd. He setup NICNET, the first nationwide computer network in India and a PSU:NIC Service Inc. The president of India awarded to him 'Padam Bhushan' in 2005.
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