Spatial Pattern of Educational Development at Block Level in Jalore District, Rajasthan

Abstract

Human development of any region depends upon educational development, but such a development can t take place without simultaneous development of educational amenities in all areas of a region/country. An amenity is a set of facilities of providing goods and services to the public through which quality of life of peoples of a region is improved. Regional disparity is worldwide problem today, especially in the developing countries. The present study is an attempt to examine the spatial pattern of educational amenities development in Jalore district. The Study reveals that Jalore district has regional disparities in educational amenities development. The study concluded that the pattern of educational development is not uniform in all the areas of district due to lack of harmonious development of educational amenities in all the blocks of the district. Key word: Amenity, Education, Disparity, Social Development, Spatial Pattern Introduction There has been a growing school of thought that human development is not just economic growth but it is also about growth with expansion of Choice, access to services and participation of people in the process of development leading to their empowerment and improvement of wellbeing. It has been realized that expectancy of life, education, health and access to resources are the most crucial choice to live a decent life. Development is the improvement in the wellbeing of the people through social, economic, political and amenities transformation. Among various dimension of development, present study deals with spatial pattern of educational amenities development in Jalore district. The term amenities refer to the infrastructure that supports a society such as roads, railway, schools, hospitals, bank, communication, electricity, and telephone facilities etc. An amenity is a set of facilities through which goods and services are provided to the public of any region, which shows the quality of life of peoples in a region. The education amenities development is cardinal base of human development in any society or region and it is the most important factor of development. The socio-economic conditions in any society and any country depend upon the availability of educational facilities. But, even after seven decades of independence, there are many such areas in the country where there is lack of education facilities, especially in the rural, tribal, desert and mountainous regions. There are large numbers of studies have been published on the issues of educational amenities development at the national and state level. But there is no particular study on the spatial pattern of educational amenities development in Jalore district of Rajasthan. Therefore, attempt is made to analyze the different level of educational amenities development in the district. Jalore district is the most backward district in terms of literacy rate in the Rajasthan state having lowest literacy rate (Census of India 2011). Therefore, this analysis has been undertaken to assess the development level of educational facilities in this district for balanced development of different areas. Study Area Jalore district is situated at the south-western corner of Rajasthan state adjoining the Gujarat state between 24 37 to 25 49 North latitude and 71 11 to 73 05 East longitude. The district