Handwal, Mathwar

Handwal is a village located in the Bhalwal Tehsil of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mathwar block and comes under Dhano Halqa Panchayat.

As on May 2025, the current population of Handwal is 345 out of which 190 are males and rest 155 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 816 females per 1000 males. There are around 49 teenagers in Handwal. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 181 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 331 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 64 households in Handwal, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 199.