SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF FISHERMEN BESIDE LENDI RIVER AT MUKRAMABAD AND DEGLOOR IN NANDED DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

A survey was conducted on socio-economic conditions of riverside fishermen in Lendi river. The field survey was undertaken at the two fishing centres of Lendi River i.e. Mukramabad and Degloor. During the survey an attempt was made to obtain roughly same size of population. It was based on random sampling technique. As the population was large, the study was made by using random sampling technique. Selected centres were important landing and marketing centres. 50 families were selected from each centre. Thus, in total 100 families were surveyed from two centres. Socio-economic conditions of riverside fishermen were presented in terms of age distribution; religion, educational status, family status, housing status, occupation, annual income etc. are discussed accordingly.