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About Kariyatola Village

Kariyatola is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 67 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyatola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 152.23 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 67
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyatola compares

By the 2011 count Kariyatola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 152.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kariyatola

Kariyatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariyatola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariyatola from other places

Kariyatola lies about 63 km from Durg. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kariyatola
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 7.4 km
Nearest town Balod 19 km
District headquarters Durg 63 km

Villages closest to Kariyatola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kariyatola

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyatola village had a population of 133. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Kariyatola village has 67 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyatola has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kariyatola is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyatola covers 152.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariyatola falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kariyatola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kariyatola.

Kariyatola is about 63 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyatola is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.4 km away. Balod is about 19 km away. Durg is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hitekasa (2.1 km), Mangchuwa (2.8 km) and Nahanda (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kariyatola today is likely to be higher.

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