Arai, Mandi
Arai is a village located in the Mandi Tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mandi block and comes under Arai Haveli Halqa Panchayat. It belongs to Jammu parliament constituency and Poonch Haveli assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Arai is 7.2 thousands out of which 3.8 thousands are males and rest 3.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 923 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.3 thousands teenagers in Arai. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 2.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.8 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.6 thousands households in Arai, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 3 thousands. The pincode of Arai is 185102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mandi Sub Post office
- Chella Dhangri Branch Post office
- Salunian Branch Post office
- Bedar Balnai Branch Post office
- Sathra Branch Post office
Schools
Arai has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Higher Secondary School Arai
- High School Arai Malkian
- Middle School Haveli
- Middle School Moori Arai
- Middle School Kiran Mori
Banks
Arai has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.