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About Kariadihi Village

Kariadihi is a mid sized village in Kamarposh Balang tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 352 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariadihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Kamarposh Balang
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 352
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariadihi compares

By the 2011 count Kariadihi is the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kariadihi

Kariadihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kariadihi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kariadihi from other places

Kariadihi lies about 8.5 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dharuadihi, about 21 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 Kariadihi
Tehsil headquarters Kamarposh Balang 8.5 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 8.5 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Dharuadihi 21 km

Villages closest to Kariadihi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamarposh Balang 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 Kariadihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariadihi village had a population of 720. That makes it the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Kariadihi village has 352 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariadihi has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kariadihi is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariadihi covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariadihi falls under Kamarposh Balang tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kariadihi is Dharuadihi, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kariadihi.

Kariadihi is about 8.5 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariadihi is in Kamarposh Balang tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kamarposh Balang is about 8.5 km away. Sundargarh is about 8.5 km away. Sundergarh is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paramdihi (under 2 km), Khariabahal (29 km) and Renjeda (30 km).

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

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