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About Neriya Village

Neriya is one of the larger villages in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,802, made up of 3,412 males and 3,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10852.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neriya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574228
Area (hectares) 10852.69 hectares
Population 6,802
Male Population 3,412
Female Population 3,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neriya compares

By the 2011 count Neriya is the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 10852.69 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Neriya

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

Neriya lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Harebetta, about 27 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 Neriya
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 18 km
Nearest railway station Harebetta 27 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 28 km
Nearest town Puttūr 37 km

Villages closest to Neriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neriya village had a population of 6,802. That makes it the 4th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Neriya village has 3,412 males and 3,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neriya has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Neriya is 574228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neriya covers 10852.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Neriya falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Neriya is Harebetta, about 27 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 Neriya.

Neriya is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neriya is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 18 km away. Harebetta is about 27 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puduvettu (2.5 km), Chibidre (3.2 km) and Charmadi (6.7 km).

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

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