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The units Palli, Para, Dhani, etc. are part of which settlement in India? |
Clustered settlement Hamleted settlement Semi- clustered settlement Dispersed settlement |
Hamleted settlement |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hamleted settlement. 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. |