Table 1: Rationalization of indicators and potential linkages.

Components Indicators References
Socio-demographic profile Household’s dependency index Hahn et al. 2009, Pandey and Jha 2011
House type diversity index Sinha et al. 2015
Household’s decision index Pandey and Jha 2011
Profession diversity index Pandey and Jha 2011
Livestock diversity index Hahn et al. 2009
Education index Gerlitz et al. 2014
Electricity index Joerin et al. 2014
Sanitation index Madhury et al. 2014
Livelihood strategies and infrastructural facility Agricultural crop variety index Gerlitz et al. 2014
New crop index Pandey and Jha 2011
Sowing/planting time index Hahn et al. 2009, Madhury et al. 2014
Assistance index Joerin et al. 2014, Madhury et al. 2014
Market accessibility index Gerlitz et al. 2014
Bus stop accessibility index Gerlitz et al. 2014
Health care index Hahn et al. 2009, Gerlitz et al. 2014
Agriculture and food Agricultural land index Gerlitz et al. 2014, Sinha et al. 2015
Irrigated agricultural land index Gerlitz et al. 2014, Sinha et al. 2015
Agricultural asset diversity index
Agriculture dependence index Gerlitz et al. 2014, Madhury et al. 2014
Food sufficiency index Hahn et al. 2009, Pandey and Jha 2011
Drinking water Natural water utilization index Madhury et al. 2014
Natural water collection index Pandey and Jha 2011, Gerlitz et al. 2014
Natural water degradation index Hahn et al. 2009, Pandey and Jha 2011
Water supply index Pandey and Jha 2011, Joerin et al. 2014
Natural resource Fodder and fuel wood collection index Pandey and Jha 2011
Forest-based energy index Madhury et al. 2014
Firewood collection index Pandey and Jha 2011
Fodder collection index Pandey and Jha 2011
Natural resources depletion index Pandey and Jha 2011
Natural resource diversification index Pandey and Jha 2011
Extreme event Forest fire index Joerin et al. 2014, Gerlitz et al. 2014
Climate stress index Pandey and Jha 2011, Gerlitz et al. 2014
Injury or new diseases Pandey and Jha 2011, Gerlitz et al. 2014
Family death index Pandey and Jha 2011, Gerlitz et al. 2014