About Kariana Village

Kariana is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 805 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, 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	Phillaur
Pincode	144410
Area (hectares)	993 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	805
Female Population	759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariana compares

By the 2011 count Kariana is the 64th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 993 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kariana

Kariana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kariana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kariana from other places

Kariana lies about 44 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 8.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Phillaur Junction	8.6 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	44 km

Villages closest to Kariana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariana village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 64th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Kariana village has 805 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariana has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kariana is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariana covers 993 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kariana falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kariana is Phillaur Junction, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kariana.

Kariana is about 44 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 8.2 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 8.6 km away. Jalandhar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.