About Kuriya Village

Kuriya is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,279, made up of 1,624 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuriya village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Puttur
Pincode	574210
Area (hectares)	801.55 hectares
Population	3,279
Male Population	1,624
Female Population	1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuriya compares

By the 2011 count Kuriya is the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents. Its 801.55 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kuriya

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

Kuriya lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 6.3 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 Kuriya
Tehsil headquarters	Puttur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Puttūr	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Narimogaru	6.3 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	13 km

Villages closest to Kuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuriya village had a population of 3,279. That makes it the 31st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,439 residents.

Kuriya village has 1,624 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuriya has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kuriya is 574210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuriya covers 801.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuriya falls under Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kuriya is Narimogaru, about 6.3 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 Kuriya.

Kuriya is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuriya is in Puttur tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Puttur is about 5.9 km away. Puttūr is about 5.9 km away. Narimogaru is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.