- Checkered pattern

Types and patterns of rural settlements

Compact/clustered/nucleated settlement

Semi-compact/semi-clustered/fragmented settlement

Hemleted settlement

Dispersed settlement

types

compact Semi compact Hemleted Dispersed

Linear Rectangular Square Circular Radial Checkered Elongated Fan shaped

Semi-compact settlements
The dwellings or houses are not well-knitted.
Such settlements are characterized by a small but compact nuclears around
which hamlets are dispersed.
It covers more area than the compact settlements.
These settlements are found both in plains and plateaus depending upon the
environmental conditions prevailing in that area.
In this case, one or more sections of the village society choose or is forced to
live a little away from the main cluster or village. In such cases, generally, the
land-owning and dominant community occupies the central part of the main
village, whereas people of lower strata of society and menial workers settle on
the outer flanks of the village.
Such settlements are situated along streams in Manipur Mandla and Balaghat
districts of Madhya Pradesh, and Rajgarh district of Chhattisgarh.
Checkered settlement
This is a type of settlement found generally at the junction of two roads.
The village streets meet each other at an angle or are parallel to each
other. This pattern is common in the northern plains.

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Checkered board village based
on grid-iron pattern of streets
meeting at right angles:
- Found in the layout of
Utah’s Mormon villages.
- Dominates most of the rural
areas of Latin America and
north eastern China.

My analysis:
- This pattern is used till now and
has been proved most effective.
-Checkerboard pattern is similar
to gridiron pattern.
-The dwellers in these
settlements have easy access to
every part of the place and the
traffic flow is smooth.
- Often used for planned regions.