About Kariyana Village

Kariyana is one of the larger villages in Babra tehsil, in the district of Amreli, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,343, made up of 2,723 males and 2,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2927.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyana village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Amreli
Tehsil	Babra
Pincode	365421
Area (hectares)	2927.36 hectares
Population	5,343
Male Population	2,723
Female Population	2,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyana compares

By the 2011 count Kariyana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents. Its 2927.36 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kariyana

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

Kariyana lies about 36 km from Amreli, and the nearest railway station is Lathi, about 18 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 Kariyana
Tehsil headquarters	Babra	7.7 km
Nearest town	Bābra	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Lathi	18 km
District headquarters	Amreli	36 km

Villages closest to Kariyana

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

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Common questions about Kariyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyana village had a population of 5,343. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,058 residents.

Kariyana village has 2,723 males and 2,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyana has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kariyana is 365421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyana covers 2927.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariyana falls under Babra tehsil of Amreli district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kariyana is Lathi, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kariyana.

Kariyana is about 36 km from Amreli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyana is in Babra tehsil of Amreli district. Babra is about 7.7 km away. Bābra is about 7.7 km away. Lathi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.