i used /locate and it said it was not found in this dimension or something similar to that
and yes it was in the overworld
MC-204548
In a flat world villages don't spawn
Resolved
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0
(Unassigned)
Unconfirmed
(Unassigned)
flat, flat-world, village, world-generation
1.16.4
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Hey there!
Just to let you know, this section of bug reporting is for Minecraft Java Edition and you mentioned above that your environment was PS4. If this is the case, you should make a bug report under the "Mincraft Console Edition" section. This would just make it easier for bug trackers to deal with the problem overall.
To add on, this issue may be a result of pure coincidence or the fact that you may have had "Generate Structures" turned off when creating the world.