IJSRST1845516 | Received : 20 April 2018 | Accepted : 30 April 2018 | March-April-2018 [ (4) 5 : 1881-1885] © 2018 IJSRST | Volume 4 | Issue 5 | Print ISSN: 2395-6011 | Online ISSN: 2395-602X Themed Section: Science and Technology 1881 Ground Water Quality Assessment : A Case study of Akhori Village, Mirzapur, U.P., India Shailendra Kumar Tripathi Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India ABSTRACT The physico-chemical quality of ground water of Akodhi village in Mirzapur district was determined during October to December, 2017. Water samples from 11 hand pumps were collected. The parameters measured were pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium hardness, total alkalinity, chloride and sulphate. The value obtained for different parameter was compared with the permissible standard value for drinking water given by BIS. The value of all the parameters except pH and turbidity were beyond the permissible limit for drinking water. The result of correlation analysis found five key parameters i.e. turbidity, total hardness, calcium hardness, total alkalinity and chloride which influenced significantly the other water parameter. The study reveals that combination of statistical tools for water parameter related data analysis can be useful for rapid water quality monitoring and its health hazard assessment. Keywords: Correlation, Statistical, Hazard, Monitoring. Turbidity I. INTRODUCTION The quality of groundwater is very important in evaluating its utility in various fields such as domestic public water supply and agriculture, the assessment of the dissolved constituents thus become very important for safe drinking water. Some ions dissolved in water and present. In appropriate concentration are essential for human beings while higher concentration results in toxicity (Kumari et. al. 2018). In India as high as 72.2 % of the rural population still do not have a access to safe water, nor any methods of water disinfection and 74 % have no sanitary toilets. Studies have shown that a number of socio-cultural particles including open air defection, tethering of animals near human dwelling, proximity of animal fecal matter have found to lead to water contamination resulting in outbreak of Diarrheal disease (Gopal et.al. 2009; Jayanthi and Soundararajan 2018). Water dissolves the minerals present in the soil particles, sediments and rocks and increases the dissolved solid content of ground water. Higher concentration of these dissolved solids in water results objectionable taste and also excessive scaling in water pipes, heaters, boilers, and household appliances. Therefore World Health Organisation (WHO) and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) have recommended the standard for drinking water parameter (Ramakrishnaiah et. al. 2009). This study focuses on the groundwater quality monitoring of Akhori villages of Mirzapur district specially hand pumps. Determination of water quality is necessary to have an understanding about the suitability of water for various purposes. This study can be used for awareness of rural community and policy makers to improve the quality of ground water. II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1. Study area: The present study has been carried out in Akhori Village of Mirjapur district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Akhori village is having total population of 5564 (3024 male and 2540 female) with 775 housholds (Agarwal,