In a rural area, there are fewer people, and their homes and businesses are located far away from one another. Agriculture is the primary industry in most rural areas. Most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
ThulasiThulasi is the poorest among them. It is because she has no land of her own. She works on Ramalingam’s field and earns Rs. 40 per day.
Ans: Sekar is a small farmer having only two acres of land. He grows paddy in his field with the help of his family members. He also works in Ramalingam’s rice milk. He helps him collect paddy from other farmers is the neighbouring villages.
Ans: In such situation he finds work outside either loading sand from the river or stone from the quarry nearby.
The non-farming works or occupations of the people of Kalpattu village include: Shopkeepers. Traders. Nurses. Blacksmiths. Teachers. Washermen. Weavers. Barbers.
In Kalpattu, three types of people depend on farming. These are the big farmers like Ramalingam, the small farmers like Sekar, and the agricultural labourers like Thulasi.
coastal villageKalpattu is a coastal village in Tamil Nadu. As the village is surrounded by low hills paddy is the main crop here. Most of the families earn a living through agriculture.
Thulasi is a labourer who works on Ramalingam’s land. Apart from working on the land, she does all the tasks at home. She cooks food for her family, clean the house and wash clothes. She goes to the nearby forest to collect firewood and she fetches water from borewell which is about one kilometre away.
paddyKalpattu is coastal village in Tamil Nadu. As the village is surrounded by low hills, paddy is the main crop here.
Answer: Barber, blacksmith, weavers, washermen, labourers, shopkeepers and traders are some of the families who live in Kalpattu village. Traders, shopkeepers, weavers and labourers are some of the people amongst them who depends on farming.
