Ancient Rown Classification

Question 1

Types

Answer 1

8
Dandaka
Sarvatobhadra
Nad ya varta
Padmaka
Swastika
Prastara
Karmuka
Chatumukha

Question 2

Dandaka

Answer 2

Street are straight and cross each other at right angle at centre
4 gate
Rectangular or squre
Office in east
Female deity/ chamade vata outside village
Male on northern portion

Question 3

Saravatobhandra

Answer 3

Larger villages and towns
Squre sites
Whole town should be fully occupied by houses
Temple dominates the village

Question 4

Nandyavarta

Answer 4

Commonly used for towns not for villages
Sites circular or squre
3000-4000 houses
Street is parallel to centre adjoining with temple
Flower with this layout

Question 5

Padmaka

Answer 5

Town with fortress
Resembles petals of lotus
An island surrounded by water no scope of expansion

Question 6

Swastika

Answer 6

No need to mark squre or rectangle
Rampet wall surrounded town with moat at its foot filled with water
2 Main Street crossed each other at the centre

Question 7

Prastaar

Answer 7

Squre or rectangular
APart for poor rich and middle and very rich acc to capacity of each to purchase or build upon
Much wider main roods
May not be surrounded