The characteristics of clustered settlements are:
(A) They represent a compact or closely built-up area of houses.
(B) The general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms.
(C) The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some recognisable pattern or geometric shape.
(D) These units are locally called panna, para, palli, nagla and dhani.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) They represent a compact or closely built-up area of houses. — Correct. Houses stand close together in one place.
(B) The general living area is distinct and separated from the surrounding farms. — Correct. The farms, barns and pastures lie around the village, apart from the houses.
(C) The closely built-up area and its intervening streets present some recognisable pattern or geometric shape. — Correct. The village may be rectangular, radial or linear in shape.
(D) These units are locally called panna, para, palli, nagla and dhani. — Incorrect. These local names belong to hamleted settlements, where one village is broken into several separate units 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.” “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.” |