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About Kariam Village

Kariam is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,053, made up of 1,582 males and 1,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariam village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144514
Area (hectares) 838 hectares
Population 3,053
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kariam compares

By the 2011 count Kariam is the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 838 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kariam

Kariam 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 Kariam 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 Kariam from other places

Kariam lies about 2.3 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 3.0 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 Kariam
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 3.7 km

Villages closest to Kariam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariam village had a population of 3,053. That makes it the 14th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kariam village has 1,582 males and 1,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariam has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kariam is 144514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariam covers 838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariam falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kariam is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 3.0 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 Kariam.

Kariam is about 2.3 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariam is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 2.3 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 3.0 km away. Nawanshahr is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangal Kalan (under 2 km), Hansron (1.8 km) and Hussain Chak (2.0 km).

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

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