Vol. 12, Special Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Matangini Soren, Arunasis Goswami and Sukanta Biswas

Abstract:
“Jungle Mahal” (lit. jungle estate) was a district formed by British possession, located in the area called Jungle Terry for better control to rule over the natives called tribal. Although there is no demarcating land border, the area of Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore, and Jhargram districts of West Bengal is still colloquially referred to as “Jungle Mahal”. The study was conducted in purposively selected 04 districts of the West Bengal, from where one block and from each block one village was selected randomly to frame the investigative study. From each village, 50 Santal women were randomly selected, which form a total of 200 respondents for the study. Data was collected and tabulated by using a predesigned semi-structured interview schedule and analysed with statistical tools for better interpretation of different Socioeconomic and communication characteristics of the Santal women’s for better interpretation and specific conclusion of the study. The study highlighted different socio-economic and communication characteristics of the respondent in selected area to draw specific recommendation to do something better as per their need in a sustainable manner.