Ari, Mendhar
Ari is a village located in the Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mendhar block and comes under Ari Mardan Shah Halqa Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Ari is 8.7 thousands out of which 4.4 thousands are males and rest 4.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 971 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.3 thousands teenagers in Ari. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 5.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 4 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.7 thousands households in Ari, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 3.9 thousands. The pincode of Ari is 185211 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Dharamsal Mendhar Sub Post office
- Ari Branch Post office
- Chuggan Branch Post office
- Naka Majari Branch Post office
- Prat Branch Post office
Schools
Ari has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Public High School Mendhar
- Higher Secondary School Mankote
- Higher Secondary School Chhatral
- Higher Secondary School Boys Mendhar
- Higher Secondary School Moori Gursai
Banks
Ari has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.