Rural Periodic Market, An Integral System of Internal Marketing – A Case Study of Uttar Dinajpur Distract West Bengal

Periodic markets perform a vital role in the economic and social life of the people in Uttar Dinajpur district. These are the places of small scale transaction as local agricultural produce and locally manufactured item's flow is prevalent in periodic markets. These markets are held periodically on some specific day or days of the week at some fixed sites and thus provide the goods and services to the rural masses. The present study has focused on how the periodic market system as a traditional institution located in the rural counterpart has contributed to spatial interaction and socio-economic development of rural area in Uttar Dinajpur district.