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About Yari Khah Village

Yari Khah is a large village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,113, made up of 1,630 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yari Khah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yari Khah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 487.2 hectares
Population 3,113
Male Population 1,630
Female Population 1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Yari Khah compares

By the 2011 count Yari Khah is the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 487.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Yari Khah

Yari Khah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Yari Khah 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 Yari Khah from other places

Yari Khah lies about 13 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 16 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 Yari Khah
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 1.9 km
District headquarters Badgam 13 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 16 km
Nearest town Soyībug 18 km

Villages closest to Yari Khah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khansahib 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 Yari Khah

As per the Census of India 2011, Yari Khah village had a population of 3,113. That makes it the 8th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Yari Khah village has 1,630 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yari Khah has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Yari Khah is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yari Khah covers 487.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yari Khah falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Yari Khah is Badgam station, about 16 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 Yari Khah.

Yari Khah is about 13 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yari Khah is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 1.9 km away. Badgam is about 13 km away. Badgam station is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Shera (under 2 km), Khai Pora (1.6 km) and Khara Pora (1.6 km).

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

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