“A Socio-Economic study of kondhwal Village in Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary”

Village communities in wildlife sanctuaries are dependent on NTFP's for their survival & sustenance. Kondhwal village is situated in the interior of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary is heavily dependent on forest resources. The present study tries to evaluate the current socioeconomic status of all hamlets of Kondhwal village & compare with the previous socioeconomic assessment by Rene Borges and Ulhas Rane done in the year 1991. The study tries to assess & compare the demographic, educational, Livestock, Crop production, Basic amenities in the village, house constructional material, pattern of land ownership, biomass requirements& income of the village with the previous study.