The present survey was conducted from April 2024 to March 2025 on arachnid diversity in the District Udhampur, J&K (UT) for the first time. A total of 124 arachnid species, including 122 spiders and 2 harvestmen species, were recorded from the study area. Order Araneae was represented by 69 genera, 22 families and order Opiliones represented by 1 family. Maximum spider species belongs to family Salticidae 20.1% (25) species, followed by Araneidae 14.5% (18) species, Lycosidae 12.9% (16) species, Oxyopidae 9.6% (12) species and Thomisidae 7.2% (9) species. Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index was found (4.45) highest in the study area. Species richness (3.61) and species evenness (0.92) were also found highest in the study area. The abundance status showed that out of 124 spider species sighted at the study area, 48 species were common, 23 species were frequent, 40 species were occasional and 13 species were rare. Spider species namely, Crossopriza lyoni, Oecobius navus, Menemerus semilimbatus and Plexippus paykulli were found to be the dominant spider species from study area. This preliminary data shows a rich diversity of arachnids, indication high potentiality of the study area for future faunal discoveries.