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About Spahan Yaru Village

Spahan Yaru is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 392 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Spahan Yaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Spahan Yaru village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 70.4 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 392
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Spahan Yaru compares

By the 2011 count Spahan Yaru is the 120th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 70.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Spahan Yaru

Spahan Yaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Spahan Yaru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Spahan Yaru from other places

Spahan Yaru lies about 18 km from Kupwara. 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 Spahan Yaru
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 5.2 km
Nearest town Sopur 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 18 km

Villages closest to Spahan Yaru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Spahan Yaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Spahan Yaru village had a population of 799. That makes it the 120th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Spahan Yaru village has 392 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Spahan Yaru has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Spahan Yaru is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Spahan Yaru covers 70.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Spahan Yaru falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Spahan Yaru notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Spahan Yaru.

Spahan Yaru is about 18 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Spahan Yaru is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.2 km away. Sopur is about 16 km away. Kupwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaru (under 2 km), Kachri (under 2 km) and Hanji Shat (under 2 km).

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

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