Veeri
Veeri is a village in India currently under the jurisdiction of the tehsil Bijbehara and the district Anantnag in southern Kashmir.
Veeri | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Veeri Location in Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Coordinates: 33.77°N 75.14°E | |
| State |  Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag |
| Tehsil | Bijbehara |
| Elevation | 1,601 m (5,253 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,164 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 192124 |
| Telephone Code | 01932 |
| Vehicle registration | JK03 |
| Sex ratio | 937 ♂/♀ |
Geography
Veeri is located at an elevation of 5,300 feet (1,600 m) above the sea level .It’s generally believed that the history of Veeri started with the advent of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Roomi (ra) in Veeri in last decade of 14th century. Veeri is at a distance of 2 Kms from river Jhelum and 7 Kms to the north of Anantnag city . Bijbehara hometown is 5 Kms to the south, Srinagar capital city is 56 Kms from Iqbal market Veeri.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the total population of Veeri was 2164, of whom 1065 were males and 1099 females.
References
- "Population of Veeri Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir". Population of India. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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