Global Journal of Sociology and Anthropology

ISSN 2756-3456

Global Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 2 (11), pp. 001-007 November, 2013. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

A study of sanitation of toilets in elementary and senior Secondary schools located in rural areas of Uttarakhand state in India

Abhimanyu Kumar1* and Anshu Taunk2

1Government Post Graduate College, Ranikhet, India.

2Delhi High Court, India.

Accepted 21 April, 2013

Abstract

This paper is based on the primary data collected from the teachers and the students studying in the elementary and senior secondary schools situated in rural areas of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The study was conducted in six districts of Uttarakhand. All these schools were randomly sample. Data were collected through interview schedule in an unbiased manner. The sample included 200 elementary and 142 senior secondary schools situated in the rural areas of six Districts of Kumoun Mandal (Commissionary) of Uttarakhand.

Key words: Sanitation, schools, toilets facility, rural area.