About Kariya Village

Kariya is a mid sized village in Bhesan tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 659 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariya village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Bhesan
Pincode	362030
Area (hectares)	497.69 hectares
Population	1,265
Male Population	659
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariya compares

By the 2011 count Kariya is the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents. Its 497.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kariya

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

Kariya lies about 12 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Torniya, about 2.8 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 Kariya
Nearest railway station	Torniya	2.8 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	12 km
Nearest town	Jūnāgadh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhesan	24 km

Villages closest to Kariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariya village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,898 residents.

Kariya village has 659 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kariya is 362030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariya covers 497.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariya falls under Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kariya is Torniya, about 2.8 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 village for Kariya.

Kariya is about 12 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariya is in Bhesan tehsil of Junagadh district. Torniya is about 2.8 km away. Junagadh is about 12 km away. Jūnāgadh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.