Identify the name of units associated with hamleted settlements
A. Panna
B. Para
C. Palli
D. Kasba
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and C only
A. Panna Correct. In a hamleted settlement the village is broken into several units, set apart from one another but sharing one name. Panna is one of the local names of these units.
B. Para Correct. Para is another local name for such a unit.
C. Palli Correct. Palli is also one of these names; nagla and dhani are the others. Such villages are common in the middle and lower Ganga plain, Chhattisgarh and the lower Himalayan valleys.
D. Kasba Incorrect. A kasba is a small town, not a unit of a hamleted village.
NCERT (2025-26): “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.…” |