Villages are classified as follows: 

1. Centralized Villages: The main characteristics of this type of village is houses are located in the farmland. The houses remain closer to each other. The size of the village increases as the people in agriculture increase. 

2. Villages with independent households and farms: This type of villages are found in the coastal region and in irrigated areas of Raichur district of Karnataka. Here a family of a farmer lives away from other farmer families. The house is surrounded by cattle shed, agricultural equipment, fodder for cattle, etc. 

3. Scattered group villages: This type of villages are located in hilly areas and in uplands districts of Karnataka. In this type, a group of families lives away from another group of families. For example, a group of families may be located on a hill and another may below the hill. Such type of villages is called as scattered group villages. 

4. Village of line houses: In these villages families are located on both the sides of the road. Here one house is attached to others. A wall divides one house from another. All the houses look like an extension of the same building. 

5. Circles Shaped villages: These villages are also called as round shaped villages. Here houses would present around a temple, Masjid, Church or tank in a round shape settlement. 

6. Square shaped villages: These villages are the same as line villages. Here the houses are placed in parallel and horizontal to each other. 

7. Converged road villages or market villages: Families which are based on non- agricultural occupations are found here. Houses are located in those areas where two or more roads converge at a point. Shops and hotels are attached to the houses. These villages are named as Junction, Kamara, Kodu, etc.