Research methodology

Broad Area: The scope of Rural development includes all the activities directed towards development of rural people
such as increasing efficiency in agricultural production marketing, distribution and utilization of agricultural inputs with
proper management of farm and home & basic infrastructure for better living. Swami Vivekananda, the spiritualistic
social reformer of the twentieth century practiced the principles of Rural development for the cause of social
development In his vision of new India, Swami Vivekananda wanted that the Sudras (This is the term applied for working
people) to be developed. Rural development emphasizes on the principle of social development in varied domains such
as Education, Health and Sanitation, Infrastructure, Agriculture.

Research problems:
1. Poverty and Hunger – It is estimated 23.6% of Indian population are BPL.( Study by Junofy Anto Rozarina. N, in
2013)
2. Education in rural area – Basic education is viewed worldwide as human right and it’s unreachable in rural
areas. (by J.G. Sreekanthachari and G. Nagaraja in 2013)
3. Housing – The right to adequate housing is recognised as a basic human right by the United Nations and its
constituent (By Shamsher Singh, Madhura Swaminathan, and V. K. Ramachandran)
Research questions:
1. What is the literary rate of sample size in rural area ?
2. What is the income (for poverty status) of sample size in rural area ?
Title : Study on Swami Vivekanand and his role in rural development.
Research objective:
1) To identify the percentage of people requiring Education.
2) To enumerate and list out farmers for disseminating information regarding agricultural developments.
3) To identify the housing requirements and progress.
Research Hypothesis:
1. Rural education is very low in comparison to national average.
 Ho: rural education is better than national average.
 Ha: rural education is not better than national average.
2. Poverty in rural area is higher in comparison to urban areas.
 Ho: Poverty in rural area is not higher than urban area.
 Ha: Poverty in rural area is higher than national average.
Methodology:
Sampling Design:
Population: All the farm families in Angara block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.
Population characteristics: sex ratio: 942
Population: 22379, 11521 males and 10858 females.
Families: 4434
Study unit:
1. Listing of income level Small and marginal farmers family.
2. Detailing of available developmental communities such as school, hospitals etc..
Sampling frame: list of all farm families in Angara block of Ranchi district.
Total no of population (N): 22379
Sampling Procedure: Multi-stage sampling was done.
Sample size: 15*2*4=240
Methods of Data collection adopted:
1. Research type (discriptive) method
Testing hypothesis:
1. There is a linear relationship between the income of family and education.
2. Housing and developmental Community buildings are equally important.
Bibliography
J.G. Sreekanthachari and G Nagaraja(2013), An overview of rural education in India, ADVANCE RESEARCH JOURNAL OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE Volume 4 Issue 1 | June, 2013| 115-119
Junofy Anto Rozarina. N.(2013), A study on Poverty and Hunger in India, Mediterranean Journal of Social Science, Vol 4
No. 12, Oct 2013, ISSN 2039-9340