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About Kariyatar Village

Kariyatar is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 518 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyatar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 315.21 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 518
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyatar compares

By the 2011 count Kariyatar is the 81st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 315.21 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kariyatar

Kariyatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariyatar 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 Kariyatar from other places

Kariyatar lies about 116 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 44 km away. 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 Kariyatar
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.1 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 43 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 116 km

Villages closest to Kariyatar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 Kariyatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyatar village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 81st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kariyatar village has 518 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyatar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kariyatar is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyatar covers 315.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyatar falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kariyatar is Saragaon Road, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kariyatar.

Kariyatar is about 116 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyatar is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.1 km away. Jānjgīr is about 43 km away. Saragaon Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendubhatha (under 2 km), Daubandhan (under 2 km) and Rampur (1.6 km).

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

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