The review of literature contains the assessment of various studies related to the research topic. The main purpose of the review of literature is to provide theprovide relevant information regarding the topic that is being researched for e.g. social capital of project affected families under land acquisition. The data gathered from the studies in the related topic was used for designing the research instruments. Land Acquisitionacquisition is an important factor that is likely to have a significant impact on the rural social capital.