noun
Refers to a person who lives in a village; a straightforward noun with no special usage restrictions.
その村の村民はみんな顔見知りだ。
All the villagers in that village know each other.
村人 is a more common and slightly more casual word for 'villager'. 村民 is a bit more formal and often used in administrative or official contexts.
Compound of 村 (village) and 民 (people, citizen).