Bhandera, Drabshalla
Bhandera is a village located in the Drabshalla Tehsil of Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Drabshalla block and comes under Bhutna Churyana Halqa Panchayat.
As on November 2024, the current population of Bhandera is 978 out of which 498 are males and rest 480 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 964 females per 1000 males. There are around 172 teenagers in Bhandera. It has literacy rate of 45% which means around 442 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 187 households in Bhandera, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 254. The pincode of Bhandera is 182204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kishtwar Sub Post office
- Badhat Branch Post office
- Gulabgarh Branch Post office
- Kukerwas Branch Post office
- Kuttal Branch Post office
Schools
Bhandera has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Higher Secondary School Boys Kishtwar
- Bharti Vidya Mandir Higher Secondary School Kishtwar
- Daffodil Model Public High School
- Higher Secondary School (Girls) Kishtwar
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Dhp Kishtwar (Higher Secondary School)
Banks
Bhandera has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.