**2.3 Rural/urban areas and associated risk of MRSA in India**

As per Census of India 2011, the definition and criteria for characterization of urban and rural area was as follows;


If an area justify all the above requirements, that will be classified as "Urban" however an area is considered as 'Rural' if it is not qualified the criteria of 'Urban' as per the above definition. In the rural communities of India, majority of human subjects are involved in agricultural pursuits and hence agriculture is their major

profession. Thus, this population is at high risk of developing/acquiring MRSA. The acquisition of drug resistant bacteria like MRSA due to contact with colonized animals is a common method for the spread of LA-MRSA. This may be a significant way for acquisition of LA-MRSA by the human population in India.

In developed countries i.e., US, the defining criteria of companion livestock's is different according to that dogs and cats are majorly treated as companion animals whereas in developing countries including India, the livestock's definition is slightly different as buffaloes and cattle's are considered as companion animals in rural population on the basis of sharing of similar residential premises. Livestock's have a significant potential to improvement towards food & nutritional status, agricultural enhancement, reduction in rural poverty and alleviating farm households in India [31–33].

Livestock's fostering is found to be an important concept of the rural financial status, significantly at the family circle extent. However not much data is available on the impartation of animal fostering sector towards the family incomes. In India, livestock raising are mainly emerged as a part of mixed agricultural organizations as they contribute 25–30% of farming GDP outputs. It is estimated that just about 3/4th of the manpower required in livestock's production is significantly donated by women [34]. However the significance of women in livestock building is hugely applauded but the issues related to their authority over the financial inputs from livestock's activities and its probable effects on children's wellness, nutritional status and schooling have not gained further attraction among the empirical writings [35]. According to two assessment surveys that were conducted in 2003 and 2013, by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) that was situational based they reported that livestock cover only farmer households [36].
