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About Yaru Village

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 935, made up of 495 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares.

Yaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yaru village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 495
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Yaru compares

By the 2011 count Yaru is the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Yaru

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

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 Yaru
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 5.2 km
Nearest town Sopur 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 18 km

Villages closest to 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 Yaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Yaru village had a population of 935. That makes it the 110th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Yaru village has 495 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yaru has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Yaru covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for 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 <5 km distance for Yaru.

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.

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 Spahan 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 Yaru today is likely to be higher.

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