SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF RURAL SETTLEMENT IN RAVER AND YAWAL TAHSILS OF JALGAON DISTRICT: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

The study of settlement is a fundamental aspect of human geography, as the nature of settlement in any region reflects the relationship of human and environment. Settlement reflects human response to his environment as well as to his religious and social customs in the community. The terms distribution of settlement patterns find a place in the geographical literature, particularly in the geography of rural settlements. These terms and meanings are sometimes synonymous and are interchangeable as elements of one another. Therefore, there are analysts on the spatial distribution of rural settlements in the Raver and Yawal tahsils of Jalgaon district