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About Karya Village

Karya is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 551 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571119
Area (hectares) 326.04 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 551
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karya compares

By the 2011 count Karya is the 111th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 326.04 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Karya

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

Karya lies about 27 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Sujatapuram, about 15 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 Karya
Nearest railway station Sujatapuram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 15 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 15 km
District headquarters Mysore 27 km

Villages closest to Karya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karya village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 111th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Karya village has 551 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karya has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Karya is 571119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karya covers 326.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karya falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karya is Sujatapuram, about 15 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 Karya.

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

Karya is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Sujatapuram is about 15 km away. Nanjangud is about 15 km away. Nanjangūd is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madapura (1.7 km), Kurihundi (2.2 km) and Huskur (2.5 km).

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

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