Tourism Development and its Impact on Population Occupation: A Case Study of Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur in Ahmednagar District (M.S, India)

Abstract :

Ahmednagar district has a great potential in tourist sector as it has unique diversification in geographical as well
as cultural variations. Due to which tourist visits this district. Due to it large numbers of economic activities are developed in tourism place. The people who lived in local and surrounding villages are also depending on Shirdi and Shani-Shinganapur for living themselves and their occupations, as well as economic conditions. These centers became an international level tourist center, because these places have many facilities from government and get more earnings from the tourists which keep Shirdi and Shani-Shinganapur on growth track. The people have unity of religions and affection for each other. So that to solve the problems of tourist and to provide the facilities at tourism places. The study begins by consideration of the position of the study area in the tahasil. Ahmednagar is most advanced and one of the oldest districts of the Western Maharashtra and it is commonly called as ‘The Land of Saints’. The role of physical features particularly in the development of tourism based on the location of economic activities. They are agriculture, forestry and other forms of primary activities and even secondary and tertiary activities with the distributions of amenities. In a subsistence economy, resource base and its utilization is mostly controlled by physical elements e.g. physiographic, climate, soil etc.

Author Name : Darade Jalindar Uttamrao & Dr. Mhaske Pandurang, H

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.517421

Keywords: Tourism, Population, Development, Pilgrim Center and Occupational Structure


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