Under them were a number of villages, each headed by a village chief.
It is cutting the numbers of towns and villages nearly in half.
During this period, a number of villages were renamed in the region.
A number of small villages in the region are connected by paths.
There are a large number of small villages in the District.
There are also a number of small villages and resorts.
The total number of villages in the district is 1635.
The number of villages which have thus died out is almost incredible.
Similar growth can be observed in the number of villages covered.
However, the city itself with a number of villages around, maintained its independence.
