Analysis of urban informality and economic vulnerability among informal vendors in Jaleswar town

SOURAV PATTANAYAK , NIHARIKA POTEDAR , Sr. Prof. B. Srinagesh

Informal economy, Steet vendors, Umbra, Penumbra, economic vulnerability, sustainable urban development, Jaleswar.

This research work represents an analysis of the informal economy in Jaleswar Town of Balasore district of Odisha. This research work examines the economic vulnerability and sustainability of informal street vendors by using the concept of umbra and penumbra. This research work is based upon the surveyed data collected from different categories of street vendors in Jaleswar Town and analyses operational cost, profit structure and a stress-strain based economic vulnerability to evaluate the livelihood stability. Here, the umbra represents the dark area of informal economy where vendors are highly vulnerable. These vendors are characterized by low economic adaptive capacity, and unstable income conditions, while the penumbra represents semi stable zone, where low vulnerable vendor groups exist. These vendors have higher economic adaptive capacity and greater economic flexibility. The analysis of this research work reveals significant differences in the profitability and economic sustainability across different types of vendor groups. This indicates informal economy in Jaleswar Town is showing heterogeneous pattern rather than uniform pattern. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the dual nature of the informal economy and offers policy-relevant insights for sustainable urban development in small Indian towns like Jaleswar.

Published Paper   E-Certificate

"Analysis of urban informality and economic vulnerability among informal vendors in Jaleswar town ", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.a823-a835, January-2026, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2601089.pdf

Volume 11 Issue 1, January-2026

Pages : a823-a835

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_306943

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2601089

Downloads: 000469

Research Area: Social Science All

Country: BALASORE, ODISHA, India

Published Paper PDF: https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2601089

Published Paper URL: https://ijsdr.org/viewpaperforall?paper=IJSDR2601089

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56975/ijsdr.v11i1.306943

ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016

An International Scholarly Open Access Journal, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed Journal Impact Factor 9.15 Calculate by Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool, Multidisciplinary, Monthly, Multilanguage Journal Indexing in All Major Database & Metadata, Citation Generator

Publisher: IJSDR(IJ Publication) Janvi Wave

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and The Open Definition