Investigating and analyzing the developmental level of rural areas with factor analysis method (Case Study: Vakil Abad village of Kerman Province)

Rural areas as the smallest geographical unit and the differences in them, despite the homogeneity of rural development, can be studied. Rural development is one of the country's development programs, One of the pillars of comprehensive development and its integration is to eliminate the economic and social imbalances of the regions and In order to solve problems caused by regional imbalances, the first step is to recognize and level the regions in terms of development in different fields. Considering the discussed issues, the present study is conducted using a descriptive-analytical approach to investigate and analyze the development level of villages in Vakil Abad village using factor analysis method. The 44 indicators used in this study in three environmental, socio-cultural and economic dimensions, which have been reduced to 12 significant factors by factor analysis, are selected to emphasize all aspects of rural villages in Vakil Abad village. The method is quantitative and the sample size is determined by the Cochran formula 310. For analysis of Excel software, Spss, ArcGIS is used to draw maps. After analysis, the results show that there is a significant difference between the villages of Vakil Abad village and these villages can be ranked in three groups with high development level, moderate level of development and level Development is low.