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About Aftee Village

Aftee is a mid sized village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 504 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aftee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aftee village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Marwah
Pincode 182205
Area (hectares) 1163.9 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 504
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Aftee compares

By the 2011 count Aftee is the 16th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 1163.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Aftee

Aftee is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Aftee 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 Aftee from other places

Aftee lies about 64 km from Kishtwar. 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 Aftee
Tehsil headquarters Marwah 35 km
Nearest town Anantnag 39 km
District headquarters Kishtwar 64 km

Villages closest to Aftee

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aftee village had a population of 932. That makes it the 16th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Aftee village has 504 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aftee has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Aftee is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aftee covers 1163.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aftee falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Aftee notes the nearest railway station 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 Aftee.

Aftee is about 64 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aftee is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. Marwah is about 35 km away. Anantnag is about 39 km away. Kishtwar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungli (under 2 km), Barayan (2.8 km) and Inshan (5.5 km).

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

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