Geo-spatial approach based mapping using proximity analysis techniques for establishment of new higher education colleges- A case study of chambal division, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

The population is continuously increasing in India, Keeping view in this matter required decentralize planning in all primary and secondary facilities. This paper focused on the establishment of the new Government Higher Education Colleges (HEC) in tahsil/block headquarters and the village area of Chambal division in Madhya Pradesh state, where college are not available and the number of students in those places is even more, through spatial analysis techniques. First of all, created the buffer on the all college locations with radial distance of 10, 15 and 20 km and exclude those tahsil and village clusters where the college doesn't establish. For the rapid growth of student population of Chambal division in Madhya Pradesh need for establishment of new colleges. All those criteria and decision have been taken for the proposal of the new college's establishment through number of higher secondary school and enrolled student, percentage of weaker section students versus total students in higher secondary school within the buffer of 10, 15 & 20 kms from tahsil and block headquarter without college. The weightage has been assigned to all classes by calculating the mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) of each criteria followed by statistics and weighted index method. Further, the summation equation has used by taking the summation of all weights of each Tahsil and the Priority is calculated by using the Mean and SD values of cumulative weight and final priority wise proposed location map has been prepared for the establishment of new colleges.