About Kariya Village

Kariya is a large village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,496, made up of 1,274 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.1 hectares hectares.

Kariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Tehsil	Sailana
Area (hectares)	1021.1 hectares
Population	2,496
Male Population	1,274
Female Population	1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Kariya compares

By the 2011 count Kariya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 1021.1 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kariya

Kariya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kariya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariya from other places

Kariya lies about 23 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 17 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 Kariya
Tehsil headquarters	Sailana	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Namli	17 km
District headquarters	Ratlam	23 km
Nearest town	Ratlām	23 km

Villages closest to Kariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariya village had a population of 2,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Kariya village has 1,274 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Kariya covers 1021.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariya falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kariya is Namli, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kariya.

Kariya is about 23 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariya is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 4.1 km away. Namli is about 17 km away. Ratlam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.