[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) › c21.10 # Town Planning in Ancient India c21.10 Town Planning in Ancient India c21.10 - **Language:** English ### [c21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.10) varieties of, 262-3. Chaitya, 135 ; Buddhist, 320. Chāra, 224. Charyā, 89. Chatuḥśālā, the houses of the Brāhmaṇs, 249 ; the unit of the design of the houses in the city of Sirkap, 257. Chaturmukha, 123 ; its general description, 239-42. Chittagong, 26 ; two parts of, 185. Citadel, 38, 302 ; in Jaipur, the location of its, 71. City, as expression of civic life, 18, 299-320 ; two main classes of, 18, 19 ; the sites of, 25 ; juxtaposition of cities in groups, 40 ; determination of the sites of, 44 ; examination of the sites of, 50 ; declivities of, 50 ; shape and orientation of, 51, 56 ; merits and demerits of the proclivities of, 52-5 ; sites fit for Brāhmaṇs, Kshatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras, 56-9 ; different areas of, 62-5 ; perimeters of, 64 ; circumambulation of, 317. City Superintendent, 166 ; the functions of, 169. Civic Architect, 169, 171 ; social status of, 13-4 ; a permanent official of the king, 166 ; qualifications of, 167 ; powers of, 247. Civic art, educative value and historical importance of, 299. Civic consciousness of the Hindus, 12-3. College, its situation at the crossings of roads, 136 ; - [Previous: c21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.9) - [Next: c21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.11) - [Up: c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c21.10) · Pramāṇa