Depends on geography economy climate resources soil and so on
Rural. Agriculture. Family. Small size. Intercaste relations.
Nucleated. Clustered together surrounded by agricultural land. Haryana
Dispersed. Few houses for apart. Hilly region. Himachal
Linear settlement point along railway road side rivers.
Rectangular. Sampla
Radial settlement Nainital
Urban pattern. Dance. Lose kinship caste and family relations. Market.
Complex sewage system, electricity, transportation, services, infrastructure public transportation.
changes in settlement due to economic activity. Industrialisation. Natural calamities. Development projects. Climate change. Periferal expansion. 30% urban government using rurban mission