A Village Market
A village market is a
temporary center for buying and seeing goods to fulfill the need of the
locality. Permanent market is seen in town areas. But in village area, people
do all kinds of shopping in weekly market. A village market may be either daily
or weekly.
A village market is
held in an open place. The place has road-links with the main road. So that it
is easy for the businessmen to carry their goods for selling at this place.
The
market plate is either on the bank of a river or a big pond. Temporary sheds
are made with straw and bamboo to protect the sellers from heat and rain. The
village market is often a source of good revenue for the village Panchayat.
There are generally two
kinds of village markets—the daily market and the weekly market. The daily
market is called 'bazar'. It sits daily in the morning. The weekly market is
called 'hat'. It sits once or twice a week in the forenoon and continues up to
late in the evening.
The shops in a village
market are arranged in a systematic way. Generally three types of shops are
seen in the village market. They are permanent shops, temporary shops and open
space shops. The open space shops of the same kind are clustered together and are
arranged in rows. Fish, milk, fruit, betel leaves, vegetables etc. are bought
and sold in the open space shop. The temporary shops are held in sheds having
only their roofs. In these shops oil, rice, salt, pepper, spices etc. are sold.
Some grocers, tailors, cloth dealers, stationers and tea-sellers have permanent
shops. There are different sections of the village market. They are generally
known as fish market, vegetable market, rice market, fruit market, and so on.
The fish and vegetable markets are the most crowded place in the market.
Haggling is one of the main characteristics of a village market. Nothing is
sold without haggling.
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The village market is
of great use and importance the villagers. Here they get all the necessary
things of their daily use. As such they need not go to distant places to buy
and sell things. Apart from its practical utility, it has also its social
value. If brings the people of different villagers closer and thus strengthens
the bond of their unity. It is an important place for village politics and a
place of entertainment for the villagers too. There are some people who come
here only to pass a pleasant time in roaming about.
The village market is a
great advantage for the village people. It keeps direct relation between the
consumers and the producers. It makes all the things available to the local
mass. The trouble is that the rustic people make the market place dirty.
Epidemics spread very easily through the market. So, the village panchayat
should try to keep it neat and clean. We must co-operate to raise a clean
atmosphere on the market day.
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