Socio-Economic Classification of Rural Households: A Case study of Rakh Village, Tehsil Palampur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Socio-Economic pattern is primarily concerned with the interplay between social processes and economic activity within the society. Basically, socio-economic attributes unfold the demographic details, educational status, category-wise household details, land holding, their size, cropping pattern, lives stock and others basic amenities. Subsequently, “Socio-economic” is used as an umbrella term for various areas of inquiry. The term “socio- economic” refer to the “use of economics in the study of society.” More narrowly, contemporary practice considers behavioral interactions of individuals and groups through social capital and social “markets” (not excluding, for example, sorting by marriage) and the formation of social norms. A district supplemental usage describes social economics as “a discipline studying the reciprocal relationship between economic science on the one hand and social philosophy, ethics, and human dignity on the other” toward social reconstruction and improvement or as also emphasizing multidisciplinary methods from fields such as sociology, history, and political science.