RURAL HABITAT: RURAL SETTLEMENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT OF ASSAM

Abstract

This paper deals with Rural Settlements in Karbi Anglong District of Assam. Karbi Anglong is, in fact, the largest administrative district of Assam with an area of 10,434 sq. Km. and a population of 9,56,313 according to 2011 census. The major tribes living in the district are the Karbis, the Bodos, the Dimasas, the Kukis, the Hmars, the Rengma Nagas, the Garos, and the Tiwas. As settlements are influenced by the elements of each tribe, we see a lot of diverse settlements in the district. The main point of the paper is to bring out the settlement morphology-trends, forms, sizes, spacing and patterns etc. of the Bodo Tribe in the district of Karbi Anglong. The research will be done in the whole of Karbi Anglong District of Assam by collecting both primary data and secondary data. The re- search shall show qualitative and comparative research data in line with the settlement morphology keeping a focus on the Bodo Tribe in the hilly and plain regions of the district, the tribe living in the district are still facing lots of challenges. The Bodos are no exception to this. In this regard, poverty and illiteracy are two main concerns. Apart from that, health and access are two of the major challenges confronted by the Bodos, as well as other tribes in the district.