(i) Give the four figure grid reference of the settlement of Hamirpura. -Geography

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(a) (i) 0123-Settlement of Hamirpura.  (ii) 078187-Temple in the Settlement of Jolpur.  (b) (i) Unlined well.  (ii) North-West.  (c) (i) Settlement pattern in 0725-Dispersed Settlement pattern in Idarla-Nucleated.  (ii) Drainage pattern in 0624-Trellis. Drainage pattern in 0824-Dendritic.  (d) Value of contour line in square 0226 = 300 m. Contour interval of the map = 20 m.  (e) Evidence for the region, is a rural region :  (i) There is no metalled road.  (ii) Agriculture is the main occupation.  (f) (i) Broken ground is indicated by the black curves in 0721. These features are mainly formed due to alternate wet and dry spells therefore the rainfall is indicated as seasonal.  (ii) Cart tracks are motorable in the dry seasons in the map extract.  (g) (i) Two natural features in 0527 are-seasonal stream and seasonal tank.  (ii) Two man made features in 0325 are-hut and cart track.  (h) Dantrai is more important because :  (i) It has a post office and police chauki.  (ii) It is well connected by cart racks with other settlement.  (i) Area = L × B = 3 km × 10 km = 30 km2  (j) (i) Longitude.  (ii) Spot height 302 m.

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