Bhandar, Bani

Bhandar is a village located in the Bani Tehsil of Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Bani block and comes under Bandhar Halqa Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Bhandar is 1.9 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 924 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 905 females per 1000 males. There are around 319 teenagers in Bhandar. It has literacy rate of 39% which means around 768 persons can read and write. Total 257 people belonging to scheduled caste and 66 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 382 households in Bhandar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 771. The pincode of Bhandar is 184206 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bani SO Kathua
• Daggar Branch Post office
• Duggan Branch Post office
• Dulangal Branch Post office
• Gitti Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Govt. High School Bhandar
• Govt. Middle School Kalanoo
• Govt. Primary School Titwah
• Primary School Dhar

Hospitals

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

• Primary Health Center Dhaggar
• Sub-Center Chandal
• Sub-Center Lowang
• Sub-Center Tappar
• New type Primary Health Center Sandroon

Banks

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

• Punjab National Bank Bani, Dist Kathua
• State Bank of India Bani