[] 1. Urban
[] 2. Rural with road
[] 3. Rural without road

1) Village in the municipality of the district/province: is the village located in the municipality of the district or province as determined by the administrative authority of the district or province.
 
2) Households using tap water: refers to households that use tap water certified by the Nampa Lao State Enterprise.
 
3) Households that use electricity: refers to households that only use electricity from the state electricity network.
 
4) The road to the village: refers to all types of roads that can be used by cars throughout the year, or any road that is within approximately 100 meters of the village.
 
5) Villages with markets: refers to a permanent market with management systems, and regular trading throughout the day. The village with a permanent market is considered to be the main village. Villages that share a market with other villages where the market is not located within the village boundaries are considered villages without markets.
 
6) A village with a health center/hospital: means a village with a health center/hospital located within the village that can provide services to the public regularly.
 
7) Village with complete primary school: means a village with a complete primary school located within the village with all grades, from 1 to 5.
 
8) Village with incomplete primary school: refers to the village with an incomplete primary school located within the village where not all grades are complete. It may have only Grades 1 to Grade 3 or Grades 1 to Grade 4.

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9) Urban village: refers to a village that fulfills 3 out of 5 criteria or more and is acknowledged to be an urban village. These criteria include the following:

- The village is located in the municipality of the city/province;
- 70% of all households in the village have tap water;
- 70% of all households in the village have electricity;
- A village with an accessible road and vehicles can travel all year round;
- A village with a market.

10) Rural village with an access road: It means a village that does not meet 3 out of 5 criteria but has an access road to the village that can be used by cars all year round or there is a road within 100 meters from the village. This is considered a village with an access road.
 
11) Rural villages without access roads: refers to villages that do not meet 3 of the 5 criteria and do not have access roads to villages.