Agriculture
100% people are depending on Agriculture 50 years back. Due to the urbanization, farmers are not getting profit through agriculture. Many people in this village started selling their agriculture lands to real estate brokers. Almost 60% of agricultural lands have been converted into residential plots and brick kilns in this surrounding villages.
Wildlife activists indicate that the growth of buildings and shrinking of forests have forced the animals to come into the villages in search of food and water. Besides, the crops grown by farmers lure elephants.
Only 20% of people are doing agriculture works now in this village.
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