Veeri

Veeri is a village in India currently under the jurisdiction of the tehsil Bijbehara and the district Anantnag in southern Kashmir.

Geography
Veeri is located at an elevation of 5300 ft 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.