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About Kariyanahalli Village

Kariyanahalli is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 244 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577548, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577548
Area (hectares) 87.86 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 244
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kariyanahalli is the 153rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 87.86 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kariyanahalli

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

Kariyanahalli lies about 60 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Shivani, about 5.0 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 Kariyanahalli
Nearest railway station Shivani 5.0 km
Nearest town Birūr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 29 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 60 km

Villages closest to Kariyanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyanahalli village had a population of 475. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Kariyanahalli village has 244 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyanahalli has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kariyanahalli is 577548. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyanahalli covers 87.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariyanahalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kariyanahalli is Shivani, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Kariyanahalli.

Kariyanahalli is about 60 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyanahalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Shivani is about 5.0 km away. Birūr is about 24 km away. Kadur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banur (4.3 km), Kachapura (6.9 km) and Rangapura (11 km).

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

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