[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) › c15.33 # Town Planning in Ancient India c15.33 Town Planning in Ancient India c15.33 - **Language:** English ### [c15.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15.33) (8) Sthānīya:—Kauṭilya says: “There shall be set up a sthānīya (fortress of that name) in the centre of eight hundred villages.” It is stationed by the king on the bank of a river or at the foot of mountains. There is a garrison of police there. It is a muffassil town and headquarters of the district or divisional officer. According to Śilparatna it is the headquarters of the dignitary who defends the frontiers of the kingdom.¹ - [Previous: c15.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15.32) - [Next: c15.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15.34) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c15.33) · Pramāṇa