A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.

गाँव उस मानव बस्ती को कहते हैं जो कस्बे से छोटी होती है। इनमें बसने वाले लोगों की संख्या कुछ सौ से कुछ हजार तक होती है। गाँव के लोग प्रायः पारम्परिक व्यवसाय करते हैं। गाँव के लोग एक दूसरे को बहुत अच्छी तरह जानते समझते हैं।