Which one of the following is not a feature of Clustered Settlement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The units like Panna, Para, Palli etc. belong to clustered settlements
A clustered settlement is a compact village: the houses are built close together and the living area is separate from the farms and pastures.
Option (1) Clustered rural settlement is closely built up area of house — A feature of clustered settlement. This is how a clustered settlement is defined: a compact, closely built-up area of houses.
Option (2) Clustered settlements are generally found in fertile alluvial plains — A feature of clustered settlement. They are found in the fertile alluvial plains and in the north-eastern states.
Option (3) People live in compact village for security or defence reasons — A feature of clustered settlement. This is seen in the Bundelkhand region and in Nagaland. In Rajasthan, scarcity of water also keeps the village compact.
Option (4) The units like Panna, Para, Palli etc. belong to clustered settlements — Not a feature of clustered settlement. Panna, para, palli, nagla and dhani are local names of the separate units of a hamleted settlement, where one village is broken into several parts that share a common name.
NCERT (2026-27): “Clustered Settlements The clustered rural settlement is a compact or closely built up area of houses. In this type of village the general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms, barns and pastures. The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some recognisable pattern or geometric shape, such as rectangular, radial, linear, etc. 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.” “Hamleted Settlements Sometimes settlement is fragmented into several units physically separated from each other bearing a common name. These units are locally called panna, para, palli, nagla, dhani, etc. in various parts of the country.” |