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 February 2025, the current population of Bhandera is 979 out of which 499 are males and rest 480 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 962 females per 1000 males. There are around 172 teenagers in Bhandera. It has literacy rate of 45% which means around 443 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 188 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
- Dool Branch Post office
- Pochhal Branch Post office
- Galhar Branch Post office
- Kandni 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.