Merath, Barnoti
Merath is a village located in the Kathua Tehsil of Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Barnoti block and comes under Mearth Halqa Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Merath is 2 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 984 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 949 females per 1000 males. There are around 273 teenagers in Merath. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 487 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 420 households in Merath, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 523. The pincode of Merath is 184143 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Barwal Sub Post office
- Flote Branch Post office
- Ghatti Branch Post office
- Barnote Branch Post office
- Budhi Branch Post office
Schools
Merath has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- D.S Heritage Scholar School
- Manu Shiksha Kendra Rajbagh
- J K Public School Barwal More
- Kartar Public School Barnoti
- Higher Secondary School Budhi
Banks
Merath has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.