It's mostly rivers. Villages are often cut off from larger cities by flooding. Life is traditional. Men work in the rice fields or operate small businesses. When not in the fields women stay close to the homestead, cooking, collecting fire wood and caring for children.
Many women never venture outside the village.
Marriages are arranged. Girls are wed from the age of 13. Life for women in the villages can be difficult. Often they are the last in the family to receive any medical attention. Pre-natal care is sporadic.