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About Kariana Kalan Village

Kariana Kalan is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 832 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariana Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141015
Area (hectares) 436 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 832
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kariana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kariana Kalan is the 66th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 436 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kariana Kalan

Kariana Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kariana Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Kariana Kalan lies about 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 13 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 13 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 14 km

Villages closest to Kariana Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariana Kalan village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 66th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kariana Kalan village has 832 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariana Kalan has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kariana Kalan is 141015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariana Kalan covers 436 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariana Kalan falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kariana Kalan is Dhandarikalan, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kariana Kalan.

Kariana Kalan is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariana Kalan is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhandarikalan is about 13 km away. Sānehwāl is about 14 km away. Ludhiana East is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mianwal (under 2 km), Kariana Khurd (1.5 km) and Walipur (1.6 km).

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

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