Following are the characteristics of dense/clustered settlements:
1. These settlements are usually found between the fields at a high place, safe from the adversity of flood.
2. The houses are built close to one another.
3. All the houses are concentrated at one place and their residents face the external attacks jointly.
4. Due to social bonding, their residents share their joys and sorrows.
5. Number of houses in these settlements can vary from 40 – 50 up to hundreds.
6. Their population can be 500 to 1000 or even more according to the available resources.
