The term ‘settlement pattern’ refers to the spatial arrangement of houses.
The rural settlement pattern may be mainly classified into following types.
1. Uniform pattern : A Unifonn pattern of settlement is the distribution of houses which indicate the equal distribution of resources.
2. Clustered pattern : A Cluster pattern refers to the settlements which are very closer to each other. These patterns are located near the rivers, fertile lands, mining points etc.
3. Random pattern : In this type of settlements neither they are clustering not highly dispersed.
4. Dispersed settlements : In this, the settlements, the houses are located away from each other individually for
Ex: farm houses. This kind of settlement is also called scattered settlements.
5. Hamlets : Thses are smaller than villages lacking of Public utilities.
