Rural population is a huge population in India and there is much more diversity between the villages situated one edge to another edge. Their costumes, traditions, living habits, behavior are varied; although features of rural people can be summarized as under :
1. They are often laborious and gentle;
2. Life of the rural areas is not easy. Many villages of India are still suffering from the scarcity of drinking water, electricity, roads, transport, health, education facilities etc.
3. They care a little bit about their health;
4. Most of the people of villages are backward and are depending on agriculture for their livelihood.
5. Most of them are not educated or they are little bit educated;
6. In many cases, women are also working in the fields.
7. Rural families spend 12 to 14 hours in the fields in peak harvesting and plantation season.