Abstract: Generally, Homelessness is viewed as a consequence of speedy urbanisation process with the limited housing amenities in the urban areas. But it is intertwined with multidimensional matters which are ingrained in the socio-economic and political framework of the rural areas and little towns. Rural urban development inequality, rural-urban migration, poverty and housing scarcity have intensified the obstacle of pavement dwelling in urban localities. According to the Census of India (2011), West Bengal grips the 7th position amidst all the states of India with 134040 homeless people. The development discrepancy between Kolkata and other parts of the state has caused a definite district-base spatial distributional pattern of homeless people along with the paramount concentration in Kolkata city. The study tries to delve into the spatio-temporal distribution of homeless people and it also attempts to determine the influential factors of the phenomenon in an appropriate frame with the help of data and information. Bi-variate correlation, Sphere man’s Rank Correlation Coefficient and Student t test have been applied for the investigation. The findings recommend that the less developed states and the districts encompassed the Kolkata play as a foundation region that has led the impoverished community towards the city which forced them to live on the walkway of the city.
Keywords: Homeless Population, Pavement Dwelling, Poverty, Rural-Urban Migration, Shelter lessness, Spatio-temporal distribution, Urbanisation, West Bengal.
Title: The Socio-Economic Analysis of Homeless People in West Bengal–A Case Study
Author: Md. Abdullah
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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