About Kariah Village

Kariah is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 128 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	261
Male Population	128
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariah compares

By the 2011 count Kariah is the 52nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kariah

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

Kariah lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.0 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 Kariah
Nearest railway station	Sonwara	8.0 km
District headquarters	Solan	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	21 km

Villages closest to Kariah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariah village had a population of 261. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Kariah village has 128 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariah has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kariah is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariah covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariah falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariah is Sonwara, about 8.0 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 Kariah.

Kariah is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariah is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.0 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Arki is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.