GeographyIndia-People and Economy: Human Settlements

In which one of the following states, people live in compact villages…

In which one of the following states, people live in compact villages for security and defence purposes?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → Nagaland

In Nagaland and the Bundelkhand region, people live in compact villages for security or defence.

Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 20-06-2023 (Slot 1).

NCERT (2026-27): “Clustered Settlements … Such settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains and in the northeastern states. Sometimes, people live in compact village for security or defence reasons, such as in the Bundelkhand region of central India and in Nagaland.”