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About Kariyani Village

Kariyani is a large village in Botad tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,066, made up of 2,060 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1738.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyani village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Botad
Pincode 364710
Area (hectares) 1738.27 hectares
Population 4,066
Male Population 2,060
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyani compares

By the 2011 count Kariyani is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents. Its 1738.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kariyani

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

Kariyani lies about 52 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lathidad, about 10 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 Kariyani
Nearest railway station Lathidad 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Botad 16 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 52 km

Villages closest to Kariyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyani village had a population of 4,066. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents.

Kariyani village has 2,060 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyani has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kariyani is 364710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyani covers 1738.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyani falls under Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kariyani is Lathidad, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Kariyani.

Kariyani is about 52 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyani is in Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Lathidad is about 10 km away. Botad is about 16 km away. Bhavnagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathidad (3.8 km), Dhinkwali (7.4 km) and Nagalpar (17 km).

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

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