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Assessment of Population Element and Land Use Pattern in Kachchh District, Gujarat


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1 Associate Professor, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2 Project Associate, Design and Planning Counsel Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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The present paper makes an effort to study the trend in population growth and the land use pattern across the talukas of the Kachchh region in the state of Gujarat. The paper observed a stable growth in the population during the last three decades. Asymmetrical distribution of population with reference to size and growth was observed among the all talukas of the region. The analysis indicated changes in population and land use pattern for the development of the Kachchh region.

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Population Growth, Land Use Pattern, Demography, Economic Development

R0, R1, R10, R14, R23

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Kalpana Satija
Associate Professor, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Hitesh Sorathia
Project Associate, Design and Planning Counsel Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Abstract


The present paper makes an effort to study the trend in population growth and the land use pattern across the talukas of the Kachchh region in the state of Gujarat. The paper observed a stable growth in the population during the last three decades. Asymmetrical distribution of population with reference to size and growth was observed among the all talukas of the region. The analysis indicated changes in population and land use pattern for the development of the Kachchh region.

Keywords


Population Growth, Land Use Pattern, Demography, Economic Development

R0, R1, R10, R14, R23




DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer%2F2013%2Fv2i4%2F36075