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  2. Dhani (settlement type) - Wikipedia

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    An isolated collection of several dhanis, which could be few hundred meters apart, [3] constitutes a gram panchayat village community. [4] A typical dhani in the arid zone of Rajasthan is a cluster of huts with a boundary ( bara or बाड़ा ) made of dried shrubs around it and with owners' livestock such as goats, sheep and camels inside ...

  3. Settlement hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    Village or Tribe – a village is a human settlement or community that is larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town. The population of a village varies; the average population can range in the hundreds. Anthropologists regard the number of about 150 members for tribes as the maximum for a functioning human group.

  4. Village - Wikipedia

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    The most intensive is the migration "citycity". Approximately 46% of all migrated people have changed their residence from one city to another. The share of the migration processes "villagecity" is significantly less – 23% and "cityvillage" – 20%. The migration "villagevillage" in 2002 is 11%. [23] It also stated that

  5. Khurd and Kalan - Wikipedia

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    Khurd and Kalan (Urdu: خرد اور کلاں, Hindi: ख़ुर्द और कलाँ, Punjabi: Gurmukhi: ਖ਼ੁਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਕਲਾਂ, shahmukhi: خرد تے کلاں) are administrative designations used in India and Pakistan to indicate the mainland (Khurd) and extension (Kalan) of a town, village or settlement.

  6. Administrative divisions of India - Wikipedia

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    The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of ...

  7. Rural area - Wikipedia

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    Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. [24] Often, rural regions have experienced rural poverty , poverty greater than urban or suburban economic regions due to lack of access to economic activities, and ...

  8. Town - Wikipedia

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    A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. [1]The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance.

  9. Malana, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Malana is an ancient Indian village in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The only village in the Malana Nala, a side valley of the Parvati Valley northeast of the Kullu Valley, it is isolated from the rest of the world. The peaks of Chanderkhani and Deo Tibba shadow the village. It is situated on a remote plateau by the torrential Malana river, at ...