The Growth of a Small Town: A Sociological Study of Ballia (U.P.)

by Lalta Prasad, Piyoosh Rautela

Overview

Main objective in this study is to make a sociological analysis of the trends and factors in the Growth of Ballia town during the period 1951-74. The year 1951 was chosen as the base year because it was in this year that the First Five Year Plan was launched in India. The actual field work was conducted in the year 1974. This explains the significance of the period under study. Ballia town which is chosen as the universe of our study is a class III town with no religious, political, industrial background like such cities as Varanasi, New Delhi, Kanpur, Durgapur and so on. It is a small town. It has grown mainly as an administrative town and has its own indigenous type of growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354392818
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/1985
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

LALTA PRASAD holds a Master's degree as well as a doctorate in sociology from the University of Lucknow. He was born in 1940 i? Ballia, U. P. and his lifelong connection with the town inspired this study. Having worked under Prof. J. W. Elder on a University of Wisconsin project in the Lucknow area he joined the Murli Manohar Town College. Ballia as Lecturer in Sociology. A keen sociologist, he attended the Xth and XIth ICAES in New Delhi (1978) and Vancouver (1983) respectively. He is currently Reader in the Department of Sociology, M. M. Town College and is deeply involved in sociological research in the Ballia area.