[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c10.9 # Town Planning in Ancient India c10.9 Town Planning in Ancient India c10.9 - **Language:** English ### [c10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10.9) The wards or plots were not necessarily square; their shape resembled the periphery of the town. That is to say, if the town was rectangular, the wards or plots were also rectangular and if the town had a triangular or circular contour, the wards were of irregular shape. But the latter sort of towns was rare and, only in a town situated in the midst of hillocks, such irregular shapes were allowed. As the town was generally founded on a plain site, the wards of a scientifically planned city were either square or rectangular. Now these wards - [Previous: c10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10.8) - [Next: c10.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10.s1.1) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c10.9) · Pramāṇa