About Ari Village

Ari is one of the larger villages in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,772, made up of 3,944 males and 3,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ari village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	1335 hectares
Population	7,772
Male Population	3,944
Female Population	3,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ari compares

By the 2011 count Ari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 1335 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ari

Ari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ari from other places

Ari lies about 23 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ari
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	8.1 km
District headquarters	Punch	23 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	23 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	66 km

Villages closest to Ari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mendhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ari village had a population of 7,772. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Ari village has 3,944 males and 3,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ari has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ari is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ari covers 1335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ari falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ari is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 66 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ari.

Ari is about 23 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ari is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 8.1 km away. Punch is about 23 km away. Pūnch is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.