Characteristics of Village Development in the Perspective of Sustainable Development in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Sustainable village development in West Sumatra Province has not been implemented optimally, so that many people are still below the poverty line.This can be seen from the Village Development Index for West Sumatra Province, where many villages are still very underdeveloped and disadvantaged.This study aims to analyze the influence of Village development characteristics in the perspective of sustainable development in West Sumatra Province.This research is a quantitative causal research.The population in this study was 846 villages in West Sumatra Province.Samples were taken using multistage sampling techniques with a total of 272 villages.Data was collected using a questionnaire.The data analysis applied was multiple regression.This study found that Institutional influence on sustainable village development (0.183); education level influences sustainable village development (0.777); community participation has an impact on sustainable village development (0.110); utilization of natural resources has an impact on sustainable village development (0.281) and poverty affects sustainable village development (-0.025).