The units locally called Panna, Palli, Nagla, Dhani are part of ___________settlements. |
Hamleted Clustered Dispersed Semi-clustered |
Hamleted |
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. This segmentation of a large village is often motivated by social and ethnic factors. Such villages are more frequently found in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and lower valleys of the Himalayas. |