• M. Suvetha
• Dr. R. Maniyosai
• G. Mahalakshmi

ABSTRACT India is an agriculture oriented country, among the states in India Tamil Nadu is mainly agriculture based since the ancient days. Due to industrialization and sociological developments the interest of the people on agriculture is diminishing. The study is fully based and analyzed the availability of land, water sources, funding and the mental attitudes of the agriculturist. As on date the literacy rate is increasing. The educated people are not interested in agriculture because it is the occupation based upon monsoon and also like such gambling. Due to uncertainty in income majority of the people not willing to undergo agriculture as their primary occupation. The newly formed Karur district is taken for the study. Once, the district is famous for agricultural commodities like grains and vegetables. At present this study area is famous for weaving, dyeing and also bus, lorry body building and also the ground water is highly polluted. The data are collected as primary data by using direct questionnaire method. For analysis the simple arithmetical tools are used. The objective of the study is to study the mental attitude or trend of agriculturist as on date in this occupation and estimate the future of this occupation. It is concluded from this study the rainfall is decreasing during the past 3 years, the area under agriculture is diminishing year after year, the youths or the youngsters are not interested in this occupation; totally this occupation is under neglect. It is suggested to the policy makers to make financial assistance to raise crops, make awareness of crop insurance to the agrarian society, marketing awareness and facilities, and remove indebtedness of the agriculturist.

Key words: Agrarian society, sociological changes and finance.

"AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN KARUR DISTRICT AND THE TEMPERAMENT OF AGRICULTURLISTS.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.629-635, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812782.pdf

"AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN KARUR DISTRICT AND THE TEMPERAMENT OF AGRICULTURLISTS.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp629-635, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812782.pdf