Bhandya, Tirthahalli

Bhandya is a village located in the Tirthahalli Taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The village falls in Tirthahalli block and comes under Bandya Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Shivamogga parliament constituency and Tirthahalli assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Bhandya is 848 out of which 379 are males and rest 469 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1237 females per 1000 males. There are around 68 teenagers in Bhandya. It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 637 persons can read and write. Total 18 people belonging to scheduled caste and 36 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 211 households in Bhandya, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 463. The pincode of Bhandya is 577414 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Arga Sub Post office
• Aralapura Branch Post office
• Guddekoppa Branch Post office
• Nonabur Branch Post office
• Salur(Thirthahalli) Branch Post office

Schools

Bhandya has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Gpuc Araga
• Govt. Higher Primary School Hiregadde
• Govt. High School Guddekoppa
• Govt. High School Kondluru
• Gmhps Araga

Hospitals

Bhandya has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Saluru Sub-Center
• Gudekoppa Sub-Center
• Bandya Sub-Center
• Araga Sub-Center
• Araga Primary Health Center

Banks

Bhandya has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Aralapura
• Karnataka Gramin Bank Salur
• Karnataka Gramin Bank Guddekoppa
• Union Bank of India Aralasurali
• Union Bank of India Araga