Table 1.

Basic demographic features of surveyed 231 respondents living in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary

Parameter	Categories	Number of respondents	Percentage of respondents
Sex	Male	103	44.59
	Female	128	55.41
Age class (year)	30–40	71	30.74
	41–50	106	45.89
	51–60	41	17.75
	> 60	13	5.63
Educational qualification	Illiterate/can sign	567	24.68
	Primary	145	62.77
	Junior	22	9.52
	Secondary	4	1.73
	Higher Secondary	3	1.30
Occupation	Housewife	124	53.68
	Farmer	69	29.87
	Day labour	15	6.49
	Businessmen	10	4.33
	Others	13	5.63
Forest dependency	High	162	70.13
	Medium	61	26.41
	Low	8	3.46
Collection of medicinal plants from forest	Yes	169	73.16
	No	62	26.84
Frequency of medicinal plants collection from forest	1–2 times per month	105	62.13
	2–3 times per month	41	24.26
	3–4 times per month	23	13.61