Synopsis This book is designed to provide guidance in the detection, identification assessment and measurement of socio-economic changes & rural development which take place in the state of India. It is a multipurpose book dealing not merely with geographical data, it is essentially a narration of the transformation of socio-economic pattern. Various statistical methods have been used to bring out the result in sharp focus. This volume presents a vivid picture of regional imbalances in levels of resources and socio-economic development of the study area and its management which is quite distinctive and meaningful than traditional one. It is hoped that this volume will help a lot not only to the research scholars and students of geography but also to the development planners, administrators, decision makers and academicians.