Table 1.
Socio-demographic characters of sample villages in Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.
| Sl. No. | Village | Latitude | Longitude | Zone | House Holds |
Total Population | M | F | L (%) | IC (%) | AU | Sample Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achanakmaar | Lormi | Mungeli | C | 130 | 535 | 283 | 252 | 64.18 | 36.1 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Surhi | Lormi | Mungeli | C | 205 | 802 | 400 | 402 | 55.60 | 79.1 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Lamni | Lormi | Mungeli | C | 147 | 634 | 354 | 280 | 57.56 | 78.1 | 18 | 22 |
| 4 | Birjakachar | Lormi | Mungeli | B | 286 | 979 | 481 | 498 | 30.60 | 70.5 | 18 | 43 |
| 5 | Khongsara | Kota | Bilaspur | B | 266 | 1052 | 526 | 527 | 57.44 | 75.2 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Telipani | Pandariya | Kabeerdham | B | 135 | 607 | 301 | 306 | 59.00 | 95.3 | 15 | 20 |
| 7 | Gorakhpur | Dindori | Dindori | T | 100 | 429 | 224 | 205 | 37.32 | 86.1 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | Khodri | Gurella | Pendra Gurella Marwahi | T | 574 | 2244 | 1127 | 1117 | 77.14 | 29.1 | 11 | 87 |
| 9 | Shivtarai | Kota | Bilaspur | T | 325 | 1297 | 641 | 656 | 76.19 | 82.1 | 10 | 49 |
| Total | 2168 | 332 | ||||||||||
Note: M—Male; F—Female; L—Literacy (%); IC—Indigenous communities; AU—Animal unit; C—Core zone; B—Buffer zone; Transition zone.