International experience of transition from the policy of stimulation of potential of growth of all regions to the policy of indemnification business and population of backward regions stipulated the necessity of typification of national agricultural territories for transformation of compensative mechanism to the backward regions. It is exposed, that heterogeneity of rural territories is hampered by determination of sufficient volumes of state help rural development. It is set that participating of rural population in the nonfarm types of economy extends functional possibilities of rural territories. It is suggested to conduct the estimation of degree of realization of their functions rural territories by means of complex and base statistical indexes taking into account the features of agricultural territories on the basis of their typification. Economic indicators which reflect the degree of realization of functions rural territories are offered. Financial preferencii, given coming from the expected indexes, will be correlated with the type of rural territory and guarantee execution of state standards of life of villagers.