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About Kariala Village

Kariala is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 470 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kariala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kariala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143415
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 470
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kariala compares

By the 2011 count Kariala is the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kariala

The census records public bus service for Kariala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kariala from other places

Kariala lies about 17 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Patti, about 3.4 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 Kariala
Nearest railway station Patti 3.4 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 17 km

Villages closest to Kariala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kariala village had a population of 914. That makes it the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Kariala village has 470 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kariala has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Kariala is 143415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kariala covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kariala falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kariala is Patti, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kariala.

Kariala is about 17 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kariala is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Patti is about 3.4 km away. Tarn Taran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathupur Toda (1.8 km), Raipur Baleem (3.1 km) and Jagatpura (3.6 km).

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

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