rural vs village

rural

adj
  • Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. 

village

noun
  • A rural habitation that has a church, but no market. 

  • A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town. 

  • A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district. 

  • A gated community. 

How often have the words rural and village occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )