Regional analysis of per capita income and Socio-Economic status of rural beggars in Aligarh District

The present research paper is an attempt to analyse the spatial patterns of rural beggars’ income, variations in the level of their socio-economic status, and the relationship between their per capita income (dependent variable) with selected variables of socio-economic development in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh. The study is based on primary source of data, collected through the field survey in the Aligarh district carried out during 2009. Altogether, 496 households were selected for the present study from the 70 villages of the district. Spatial analysis reveals that high level of per capita income among rural beggars is observed in the central parts of the district and decreases outside, while, the peripheral blocks of the district are more socio-economic developed than the central blocks of the district.