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About Kariara Village

Kariara is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 331 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177117
Area (hectares) 154.71 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 331
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariara compares

By the 2011 count Kariara is the 39th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 154.71 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kariara

Kariara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kariara from other places

Kariara lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 Kariara
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Kariara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kariara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariara village had a population of 730. That makes it the 39th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Kariara village has 331 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariara has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kariara is 177117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariara covers 154.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariara falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariara is Jawalamukhi Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kariara.

Kariara is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariara is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 3.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariara Nichla (under 2 km), Thakur Dwara (under 2 km) and Mandheli (under 2 km).

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

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