A thanda is a clustered human settlement or community of Banjaras. It is equal to a hamlet but smaller than a village, with a population of a few hundred. They are often located in rural areas (tribal areas) with jubdas (huts) as shelter.
In the 1990s thanda were normally temporary places of living because the Bajaras were transient. However, the people are now settling permanently and have fixed dwellings. Further, the dwellings of a thanda are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Notes
- "Thanda Projects & Schemes". Banjara Thanda. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Voice of Kondyanaik Thanda". thehansindia.com. 3 February 2016.
- Ramesh, Macharlla (30 April 2018). Tribal Education in India: A Case of Lambada Tribe in Telangana. Educreation Publishing. p. 48.
- "Banjara women invent new ways to recycle water". www.thehansindia.com. February 2016.
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