A Geographical Study of the Pattern of Primary Health Care Center in Solapur District

Abstract: As per the Indian Health Policy, it is recommended to establish one primary health center for 20,000 population in hilly and tribal areas and 30,000 in plains. (Primary Health Center Manual, 2006). Just as human settlement can be seen in various forms such as centralized settlements, sub-central settlements, fragmented settlements and scattered settlements. Similarly, the pattern of health center distribution can also be seen. Nearest Neighbor Method (Nearest Neighbor Analysis) has been used to study the distribution pattern of Primary Health Care Center in Solapur district. The main objective of this research paper is to study the structure of primary health center in Solapur district. For this research, data from 2001 to 2021 has been selected. For this, primary and secondary information in the field of research has been taken as a basis.