Table 1 Comparative profile of Tetultala and Chhoygharia villages

Area in sq. kilometer

3.96

1.8

Population size by number of people

2740

3000

Number of families

383

430

Population density (persons

per acre)

3

6

Male/female ratio (%)

47/53

49/51

Literacy (%)

95

73

Change in no. of attendance to tertiary education in last 15 years

0-13

6-52

Population engaged in farming (%)

90

83

Conversion of farmland to non-farm use (%)

13.5 % in 25 years

10 % in 20 years

Illegal occupation of water channels (%)

90

30

Amount of ‘Khas’ land (%)

32

38

Land owned by outsiders/non-villagers (%)

62

70

Land price change during 2009–2014 (times)

10–100

10–60