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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Geography of Rural Settlements Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Geography of Rural Settlements

Major · Geography · Semester 3 · SY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.

Module 1: Introduction to Rural Settlements

  • 1 Definition, Nature and Scope of Geography of Rural Settlement
  • 2 Importance of the Study of Rural Settlements
  • 3 Evolution and Growth of Rural Settlements
  • 4 Characteristics of Rural Settlements

Module 2: Types of Rural Settlements

  • 1 Based on Location: Dry-point and Wet Point/ Physical and Cultural location
  • 2 Based on Spacing: Compact, Scattered, Fragmented, Composite
  • 3 Based on Function: Agriculture, Fishing, Lumbering, Mining
  • 4 Based on Pattern: Linear, Circular, Square, Rectangular, Radial, Terrace

Module 3: Factors and Patterns of Rural Settlements

  • 1 Physical and Economic Factors
  • 2 Social, Cultural and Political Factors
  • 3 Hierarchy of Rural Settlements
  • 4 Settlement Pattern in Old and New World

Module 4: House Types and Regional Variation in India

  • 1 Distribution and Density of Rural Settlements in India
  • 2 House Types and Building Materials
  • 3 Regional Variation in Rural Settlement Patterns in India
  • 4 Rural Development Policies in India

Text Books

  • 1 Thakur S. A. and others – “Settlement Geography”/ Vasti Bhugol- Konkan Geographers, Publication (2016)
  • 2 Leong, Goh-Cheng and Morgan, G. (1994): “Human and Economic Geography”, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Reference Books

  • 1 Deshpande, C. D. (2005): “Cities: A Geographical Study”, Translated by V. G. Amrite, Manan Prakashan, Mumbai
  • 2 Ghosh. S. (2015): “Introduction to Settlement Geography”, Orient Blackswan Private Limited, Hyderabad
  • 3 Jyptirmoy Sen (2007): A Text Book of Social and Cultural Geography, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
  • 4 Knowles, R. and Wareing, J. (1996): “Economic and Social Geography”, the Made Simple Series, Rupa & Co., Calcutta
  • 5 Noble, A. (1998): “Using Descriptive Models to Understand South Asian Cities”, Education About Asia, Vol. 3, No. 3, Downloaded from http://aas2.asian- studies.org/EAA/EAA-Archives/3/3/205.pdf
  • 6 Siddhartha, K and Mukherjee, S. (2016): “Cities, Urbanisation and Urban Systems (Settlement Geography)”, KitabMahal, Allahabad
  • 7 Singh, L. R. (2009): “Fundamentals of Human Geography”, Sharda Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad
  • 8 Singh, R. Y. (2012): “Geography of Settlements”, Rawat Publications, Jaipur
  • 9 Tiwari, R. C. (2016): “Geography of India”, Pravalika Publications, Allahabad
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