Food is an essential part of any living being. For human beings the key factor which enables them to work efficiently is the calorie intake. In relation to the man-resource relationship, this paper highlights the status of caloric availability in one of the most backward regions of West Bengal in 2016. Being dependent on agriculture as an economic activity, Jhargram Subdivision of Paschim Medinipur has high population growth rate and associated negative results. In this set up it has been found that the available calorie is greatly controlled by calorie from agriculture. The north western part of Jhargram Subdivision shows low caloric consumption than its south eastern part. All the C.D Blocks fall under the national average of per capita kilocalorie per day, making all the blocks calorie deficit in nature.
Caloric availability, Nutritional status, Man-land relationship, Food security, Regional development
