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About Kariana Village

Kariana is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,370, made up of 707 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 1,370
Male Population 707
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kariana compares

By the 2011 count Kariana is the 48th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kariana

Kariana 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 Kariana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariana from other places

Kariana lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 7.9 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 Kariana
Nearest railway station Nasrala 7.9 km
Nearest town Adampur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 30 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Kariana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Kariana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariana village had a population of 1,370. That makes it the 48th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Kariana village has 707 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariana has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kariana is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariana covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariana falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kariana is Nasrala, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kariana.

Kariana is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariana is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nasrala is about 7.9 km away. Adampur is about 13 km away. Jalandhar I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (4.7 km), Kotla (4.8 km) and Bahudinpur (7.2 km).

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

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