FACIAL MORPHOMETRY OF ENDOGAMOUS POPULATIONS IN THE SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Hemant Saini; Gurbachan Singh Gindha

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

FACIAL MORPHOMETRY OF ENDOGAMOUS POPULATIONS IN THE SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Hemant Saini, Gurbachan Singh Gindha

Abstract :

Morphometric technique is used to determine the facial morphology to identify a race, which can be analyzed by calculating their facial index and nasal index. Present study is done on 800 subjects [400 females and 400 males] aged 18 to 40 years. The type of study is community based anthropometry and the study is done on thakur/ rajput community. Result of study shows that prevalence male facial type is hyperleptoprosopic (very long face) with mean facial index is100.56, female also shows hyperleptoprosopic type of face with mean facial index is 97.50 and nasal index in male is 91.04, nasal index in female is 79.25