• Dr. Agomoni Tikadar

The present study focusses on the availability of amenities in rural areas of south western region comprising of Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal. The access to basic amenities and facilities like education, drinking water, health facilities, banks and credit systems, power supply etc is essential for a better quality of Life. The availability of such facilities in a village has several impact on health, education and economic life of a person. A block level attempt has been made to identify the distributional pattern of amenities in rural areas. A suitable index has been constructed to combine several indicators and observe different zones of variation of available amenities.

Rural amenities, education, drinking water, health facilities, banks and credit systems, power supply, distributional pattern, Purba & Paschim Medinipur.

"Distributional pattern of amenities and services in rural areas of Purba & Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal: A block level study.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.h317-h322, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401733.pdf

"Distributional pattern of amenities and services in rural areas of Purba & Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal: A block level study.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. pph317-h322, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401733.pdf