A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally.
SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protects their interests and rights around the world. The first SOS Children's Village was founded in 1949 in Tyrol, Austria by an Austrian philanthropist Hermann Gmeiner after the realization that the world war had left many children orphaned and neglected. Today, SOS Children's Villages is active in 135 countries and territories worldwide.
Syria is a unitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteen governorates, also called provinces or counties in English. The governorates are divided into sixty districts, which are further divided into subdistricts. The nawāḥī contain villages, which are the smallest administrative units.
Raksha Bandhan is a popular and traditionally Hindu annual rite or ceremony that is central to a festival of the same name celebrated in South Asia. It is also celebrated in other parts of the world significantly influenced by Hindu culture. On this day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman or amulet called the Rakhi around the wrists of their brothers. They symbolically protect them, receive a gift in return, and traditionally invest the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care.
Gram Panchayat is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the Gram Sabha.
The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries.
Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.
In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular people.
Hirekudi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Chikodi taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Cholamandal Artists' Village is an artists' commune in Chennai, India. Established in 1966, it is the largest artists' commune in India. The community is located in the southern coastal neighborhood of Injambakkam. Its artists are credited for the Madras Movement of Art (1950s–1980s), which brought modernism to art in South India. Their work is widely recognized as some of the best art produced in postwar India and is shown regularly in galleries across the country. Several Cholamandal artists have also shown in Europe, the United States and South America.
Madlur is a village in the Belgaum district of Karnataka State, India. The village is famous for its history and its also called Siddhabhoomi. The place was once ruled by the Chalukyas. The ancient village is rich with the architecture of the Chalukyas. The Historical name of the place is Shreerangapur.Shree Shiddeshwar temple and Koranar Bhaviare the major attractions that all visitors trend to see. The village of a place for peace and beliefs. The else major attractions of the place are the Marakumb Kola and a lake which is lovely called maagani.
Puduvoyal is a village panchayat located in the Thiruvallur district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Allowal is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 5 km away from postal head office Phillaur, 14.8 km from Goraya, 48 km from Jalandhar and 111 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Ramgarh is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 1 km away from postal head office Phillaur, 16 km from Ludhiana, 45 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 118 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Rurka Khurd is a large size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished with Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small used with Village Name. It is located 1.6 km away from postal head office Goraya, 16.7 km from Phillaur, 35 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 129 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India). The man in the photograph is native to this village. It was his first time getting his picture taken as well. He is a cattle herder. His name is Jattmandeep Singh and has a rich knowledge of the village
Bainapur is a small size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 25 km away from Phillaur, 5.8 km from Nurmahal, 27.7 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 147 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Bakapur is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 7 km away from postal head office in Phillaur, 10 km from Goraya, 41.5 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 115 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Kutbewal is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 km away from postal head office in Goraya, 14.2 km from Nurmahal, 40.4 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 122 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
Thammanwal is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 2.5 km from Mao Sahib, 12.9 km from Phillaur, 40.6 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 133 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
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