Socio-economic development of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal- a factorial analysis approach

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International Journal of Development Research

Socio-economic development of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal- a factorial analysis approach

Abstract: 

The study analyses the pattern of socio-economic development of Dakshin Dinajpur using factor analysis method. Total 30 socio-economic variables are considered for the present investigation. The factor analysis of 30 variables related to socio-economic development of Dakshin Dinajpur yielded five factors which together account for 91.33% of total variance. The first component explains 27.19 percent of the total variance whereas second, third, fourth and fifth factors explain 21.62 %, 20.75%, 11.89%, 8.85 % respectively. The analyses show factor 1 that is Urbanization and infrastructure is the main factor of development. Composite factor score shows that Balurghat, Kumargunj, and Tapan blocks are highly developed and Harirampur, Hilli,blocks are least developed. 

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