Mapping of Socio-Economic Indicators

The present study was conducted in the area of sociology of development with special emphasis on the mapping of socio-economic indicators for social sector planning and development at micro level. The main objective of the study was to map socio-economic indicators to assess the existing patterns of socio-economic development under the district government and to develop models for social sector at grass root level on the basis of social mapping. The Universe of the present study was Union Council 84-15L, Tehsil Mian Channu, District Khanewal. The universe comprised of 7 villages, 3413 households and a population of 22410. A census was conducted of the universe i.e., each and every household was interviewed within the union council. Socio-economic data about each and every person of the household was collected. Interview schedule was used as tool of data collection. Then data was converted into computable form and statistical techniques were applied to it. At the end, it was concluded that the present baseline with spatial data analysis techniques (GIS), would be a helpful planning and implementation tool in the field of social sector planning and development at micro level.

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Muhammad T. Alam, Ph.D.: Studied Information Technology at Bond University, Australia and Computer Science at Oklahoma State University, USA. Former R&D Scientist of Boeing. Professor, Seneca College, Canada.