1. Small in size: Indian villages are small in size. Due to that, the density of population is less in Indian villages.
2. Importance to Primary Relations: Villages share so many daily requirements and their relationships are close and intimate and face to face interactions.
3. Social Homogeneity: Village is more homogeneous in language, belief, mores, and pattern of behavior. In their occupations, villagers participate together and share common interests.
4. Informal Social Control: Individual behavior is controlled by family, traditions, customs, religion, etc.
5. Agriculture and its allied occupations: Agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Along with agriculture, animal husbandry, floriculture, fishing, mining and apiculture, and cottage industries are the other occupations.
6. Role of Neighbourhood and simplicity of life: Neighbourhood relation plays an important role in the social life of village people and a simple way of life is common. There is an interdependent neighbourhood relations.
7. Village Autonomy: Each village is relatively self-sufficient and independent. Charles Metcalfe called ‘Indian villages as Little Republics’. Recent studies proved that the Indian villages were never self-sufficient and Republic.
