About Kuriyala Village

Kuriyala is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,088 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuriyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuriyala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Bantval
Pincode	574211
Area (hectares)	849.64 hectares
Population	2,248
Male Population	1,088
Female Population	1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuriyala compares

By the 2011 count Kuriyala is the 54th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 849.64 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kuriyala

Kuriyala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuriyala 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuriyala from other places

Kuriyala lies about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 6.2 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 Kuriyala
Tehsil headquarters	Bantval	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bantvāl	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bantawal	6.2 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	27 km

Villages closest to Kuriyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuriyala village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 54th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Kuriyala village has 1,088 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuriyala has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kuriyala is 574211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuriyala covers 849.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuriyala falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuriyala is Bantawal, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kuriyala is about 27 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuriyala is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Bantval is about 4.9 km away. Bantvāl is about 4.9 km away. Bantawal is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.