About Kariyala Village

Kariyala is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,624, made up of 1,861 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2295.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariyala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577511
Area (hectares)	2295.02 hectares
Population	3,624
Male Population	1,861
Female Population	1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariyala compares

By the 2011 count Kariyala is the 10th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 2295.02 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kariyala

Kariyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kariyala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kariyala from other places

Kariyala lies about 59 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Balenahalli, about 52 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 Kariyala
Nearest town	Sīra	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Balenahalli	52 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	59 km

Villages closest to Kariyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariyala village had a population of 3,624. That makes it the 10th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Kariyala village has 1,861 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariyala has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kariyala is 577511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariyala covers 2295.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariyala falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kariyala is Balenahalli, about 52 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kariyala.

Kariyala is about 59 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariyala is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sīra is about 19 km away. Hiriyur is about 20 km away. Balenahalli is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.