Dharana, Mendhar
Dharana is a village located in the Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mendhar block and comes under Dharana Lower Halqa Panchayat.
As on December 2024, the current population of Dharana is 4.6 thousands out of which 2.2 thousands are males and rest 2.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1078 females per 1000 males. There are around 796 teenagers in Dharana. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 2.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2.5 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 887 households in Dharana, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.9 thousands. The pincode of Dharana 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
Dharana has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Higher Secondary School Boys Mendhar
- High School Dharana Upper
- Khawaja Gareeb Nawaz Choki Mdr.
- Govt. Middle School Mendhar
- Gousia Nizamia Educational Trust Dharana
Banks
Dharana has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.