INDIAN VILLAGES: Strength or

Weakness

- R. Sri Teja

What really a Village mean?

A village is a group of houses or a

community, larger than hamlet but smaller

than a town. Most of the land surrounding

is used for farming.

A village is also said to be a pollution

free, peaceful area located far from city

environment.

Indian Village

"The soul of India lives in its villages“

-M. K. Gandhi

India is a land of Villages. There are more than

6,40,000 villages in India.

According to 2011 census, more than 68.44%

people live in villages. They depend mostly on

Agriculture, Small Scale Industries.

Now the Question arises whether

Indian Villages are our Strengths or

Weakness ?

Indian Villages as Strength

Dependency

Small Scale Business

Good Environment

Limited wants

People Potential

Dependency

Our basic need is Food and it comes from

Villages.

90% of the People who Built tall

Buildings in Cities are from Villages.

In India, 52% of the Employment depend

on Agriculture.

For export of Rice, Wheat, Sugar, Onion

etc we depend mostly on Villages.

Small Scale Industry

Indian Villages are promoting Small Scale

Industries like

Handloom Industry

Dairy farm

Poultry farm

Match box Industry

Good Environment

Pollution less surroundings.

Greenery.

They don’t spoil fertility of land, but they

preserve it.

Limited wants

Life style of the villagers is so simple. So

their needs are limited.

Less consumption of :

◦ Fuel

◦ Electricity

◦ Transport

People Potential

Village people mostly are

Hard working

Unity

Active

What Ails Indian Villages?

Old Beliefs

Education

Not having proper facilities

Agriculture may not yield sufficient

money

Move towards city

Forget the value of Village

Conclusion

Villages are the biggest support to

India. They are the one with which the

whole world recognizes India. They are

the ones that doesn't depend on any cities,

but every city depend on villages for their

survival. Inspite of all negative factors

positivity leads the way. So I want to

conclude that Villages are the biggest

strength to India.

Thank you