A Study on Consumption Pattern of Household in Vallanadu, Thoothukudi District of Tamilnadu, India

T. Elenchezhian, S. Senthilnathan, S. Thirumalainambi, S. Sindhu, G. R. Dharshan Kumar, B. Johnson, T. Rajendran, P. Jeyalakshmi, N. Kiruthika and R. Parimalarangan

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2023, vol. 41, issue 12, 7

Abstract: The study focussed on the consumption pattern of rural households to analyse household consumption expenditure on both food and non food items. The present study used the primary data collected from rural households in Vallanadu village of Thoothukudi district in Tamilnadu using the questionnaire. In demographic details,we have observed that the average family size of the household is 4.The village has almost equal population of male and female.Then the village has comparatively higher male adult than the female adult , higher male children than the female children. In profession the most of the village people has only primary income for their survival and only few people has secondary income in additional to primary income. In land holding pattern, the village has the highest wetland area for farming and food source.In cropping pattern, the major crop grown in vallanadu is paddy. In household assets, TV & Bike are the most available household assets. In Household consumption expenditure,the consumption of the cereals is comparatively higher than the pulses. In non-food expenditures, most of their income is spend for the education purpose.percapita consumption as highest for cereals with 400g and 177g per day of vegetables.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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