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About Kariyara Village

Kariyara is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 157 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 157
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kariyara compares

By the 2011 count Kariyara is the 133rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kariyara

Kariyara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kariyara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariyara from other places

Kariyara lies about 25 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, 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 Kariyara
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 2.8 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km
District headquarters Kathua 25 km

Villages closest to Kariyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyara village had a population of 287. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Kariyara village has 157 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyara has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kariyara is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyara covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyara falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kariyara is Chak Dayala, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kariyara.

Kariyara is about 25 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyara is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about under 2 km away. Chak Dayala is about 2.8 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangroli (under 2 km), Hiranagar (under 2 km) and Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar (under 2 km).

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

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