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{{Short description | A district in Himachal Pradesh, India}} | |||
{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction| | |||
{{more citations needed|date=September 2022}} | |||
image_map=LocationMandi.png| | |||
native_name= Mandi | | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} | |||
type= district| | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} | |||
hq=Mandi | | |||
{{Infobox settlement | |||
latd=31.43 | longd=76.58 | | |||
| name = Mandi district | |||
state_name=Himachal Pradesh | | |||
| settlement_type = ] of ] | |||
abbreviation=IN-HP | | |||
| total_type = Total | |||
collector=? | | |||
| native_name = | |||
area=3,951 | | |||
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage | |||
population_total=9,00,987 | | |||
|size = 250 | |||
population_year=2001 | | |||
|photo1a = Triloknath Temple Mandi.JPG | |||
population_density=228 | | |||
|photo1b = Snow North IIT Mandi Himachal Feb19 D72 9387.jpg | |||
footnotes= | | |||
|photo2a = Rewalsar-See-16-gje.jpg | |||
|photo2b = Nargu WLS North Remote Snow Himachal Jan15 DSC 6939.jpg | |||
|photo3a = Prashar Lake in winter.jpg | |||
}} | }} | ||
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: ], ], ], view of ], ], ] | |||
| image_map = Mandi in Himachal Pradesh (India).svg | |||
| image_map1 = | |||
| map_alt = | |||
| map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh | |||
| coordinates = | |||
| coor_pinpoint = Mandi, India | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}} ] | |||
| subdivision_type2 = | |||
| subdivision_name2 = | |||
| established_title = Established | |||
| established_date = | |||
| seat_type = Headquarters | |||
| seat = ] | |||
| parts_type = ] | |||
| parts_style = para | |||
| p1 = | |||
| area_total_km2 = 3951 | |||
| area_footnotes = | |||
| population_as_of = 2011 | |||
| population_total = 999,777 | |||
| population_footnotes = | |||
| population_urban = | |||
| population_density_km2 = auto | |||
| demographics_type1 = | |||
| demographics1_title1 = ] | |||
| demographics1_info1 = | |||
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | |||
| demographics1_info2 = | |||
| leader_title = | |||
| leader_name = | |||
| leader_title1 = | |||
| leader_name1 = | |||
| leader_title2 = | |||
| leader_name2 = | |||
| timezone1 = ] | |||
| utc_offset1 = +05:30 | |||
| registration_plate = | |||
| blank_name_sec1 = ] | |||
| blank_info_sec1 = NH 3, NH 154 | |||
| blank_name_sec2 = | |||
| blank_info_sec2 = | |||
| website = http://hpmandi.nic.in/ | |||
| official_name = | |||
}}'''Mandi district''' is one of the central districts of ] state in northern India. The town of ] is the headquarters of the district. | |||
The main native language is ].<ref name="Ethnologue">{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mjl|title=Mandeali|last=Lewis|first=M. Paul |year=2009 |work=Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition|publisher=SIL International|access-date=3 October 2009 |location=Dallas, TX}}</ref> | |||
'''Mandi''' (]: मंडी) is the central district of ], ]. There is also a town called ], which has a distinguished history and interesting architecture. It is also an important transportation hub for the district. ] is one of the emerging towns of this district. | |||
Mandi has a highly educated middle class and people speak a dialect of Hindi called "] ". | |||
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of ]), after ].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Mandi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/480/download/1568/DH_2011_0205_PART_A_DCHB_MANDI.pdf |access-date= |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Mandi district was formed with the merger of ] and ], two ] on 15 April 1948. This coincided with the formation of the state_name of Himachal Pradesh. | |||
==Demographics== | |||
{{Districts of Himachal Pradesh}} | |||
=== Population === | |||
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,28,721|13=1911|14=2,36,038|15=1921|16=2,39,376|17=1931|18=2,65,873|19=1941|20=3,03,685|21=1951|22=3,10,626|23=1961|24=3,84,259|25=1971|26=5,15,180|27=1981|28=6,44,827|29=1991|30=7,76,372|31=2001|32=9,01,344|33=2011|34=9,99,777|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html|title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901}}</ref>|align=center}} | |||
According to the ], Mandi district has a ] of 999,777<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of ]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of ].<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | |||
|title=2010 Resident Population Data | |||
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau | |||
|access-date=30 September 2011 | |||
|quote=Montana 989,415 | |||
|url-status=dead | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php | |||
|archive-date=19 October 2013 | |||
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of ]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|253|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> | |||
Its ] over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Mandi has a ] of 1012 ] for every 1000 males<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a ] of 82.81%. 6.27% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 29.38% and 1.28% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" /> | |||
] | |||
=== Religion === | |||
{{bar box | |||
|title=Religions in Mandi district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Himachal Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11375/download/14488/DDW02C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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|left1=Religion | |||
|right1=Percent | |||
|float=right | |||
|bars= | |||
{{bar percent|]|darkorange|98.16}} | |||
{{bar percent|]|green|0.95}} | |||
{{bar percent|]|darkkhaki|0.41}} | |||
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.48}} | |||
}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
] | |||
|+ Religious groups in Mandi State (] era) | |||
! rowspan="2" |]<br>group | |||
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25363739 |jstor=saoa.crl.25363739 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. . Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. |year=1901 |pages=34}}</ref> | |||
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393788 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393788 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=27}}</ref><ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62718 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II |year=1911 |pages=27 |author=Kaul, Harikishan}}</ref> | |||
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}}</ref> | |||
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}}</ref> | |||
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=30 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
!] | |||
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} | |||
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} | |||
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} | |||
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ]{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including ]s}} | |||
| 170,304 | |||
| {{Percentage | 170304 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 178,115 | |||
| {{Percentage | 178115 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 181,358 | |||
| {{Percentage | 181358 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 199,935 | |||
| {{Percentage | 199935 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 227,463 | |||
| {{Percentage | 227463 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 3,187 | |||
| {{Percentage | 3187 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 2,799 | |||
| {{Percentage | 2799 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 3,462 | |||
| {{Percentage | 3462 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 6,351 | |||
| {{Percentage | 6351 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 4,328 | |||
| {{Percentage | 4328 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 510 | |||
| {{Percentage | 510 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 164 | |||
| {{Percentage | 164 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 76 | |||
| {{Percentage | 76 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 138 | |||
| {{Percentage | 138 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 208 | |||
| {{Percentage | 208 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 41 | |||
| {{Percentage | 41 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 26 | |||
| {{Percentage | 26 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 142 | |||
| {{Percentage | 142 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 899 | |||
| {{Percentage | 899 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 583 | |||
| {{Percentage | 583 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 3 | |||
| {{Percentage | 3 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 4 | |||
| {{Percentage | 4 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 10 | |||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 141 | |||
| {{Percentage | 141 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 11 | |||
| {{Percentage | 11 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 2 | |||
| {{Percentage | 2 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 1 | |||
| {{Percentage | 1 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! ] ] | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! Others | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
| 0 | |||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- | |||
! Total population | |||
! 174,045 | |||
! {{Percentage | 174045 | 174045 | 2 }} | |||
! 181,110 | |||
! {{Percentage | 181110 | 181110 | 2 }} | |||
! 185,048 | |||
! {{Percentage | 185048 | 185048 | 2 }} | |||
! 207,465 | |||
! {{Percentage | 207465 | 207465 | 2 }} | |||
! 232,593 | |||
! {{Percentage | 232593 | 232593 | 2 }} | |||
|- class="sortbottom" | |||
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: ] era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic ] during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} | |||
|} | |||
=== Language === | |||
{{Pie chart | |||
|caption = Languages of Mandi district (2011)<ref name="languages"/> | |||
|label1 = ] |value1 = 59.11 |color1 = crimson | |||
|label2 = ] |value2 = 33.32 |color2 = coral | |||
|label3 = ] |value3 = 4.10 |color3 = orange | |||
|label4 = Others |value4 = 3.47 |color4 = grey | |||
}} | |||
At the 2011 census, 59.11% of the population in the district identified their first language as ], 33.32% opted for ] (a term broadly applicable to most Indo-Aryan languages of Himachal and Uttarakhand), while 4.1% chose ], 0.66% – ] and 0.47% – ].<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10205/download/13317/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0200.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
{{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub}} | |||
==Subdivisions== | |||
Mandi district Divived in to 12 ]s: | |||
*Mandi Sadar | |||
*Balh | |||
*Sundar Nagar | |||
*Sarkaghat | |||
*Dharampur | |||
*Joginder Nagar | |||
*Padhar | |||
*Gohar | |||
*Thunag | |||
*Karsog | |||
*Balichoki | |||
*Kotli<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hpmandi.nic.in/tehsil/ | title=Sub-Division, Tehsil and Sub Tehsil | District Mandi, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India }}</ref> | |||
Villages in the district include Janjheli, which falls in Thunag Tehsil. It is near Kullu-Manali, around 80 km from ], 90 km from Kullu and 67 km from Mandi. It has thick deodar forests, sprawling apple orchards, and springs. It is a trekking/hiking outpost. Shikari Devi is a tourist spot. It hosts Himachal Cultural Village, an ethnic village highlighting the culture of Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://himachalculturalvillage.com/ |title=- KULLU MANALI HIMACHAL CULTURAL VILLAGE Ethnic Cultural Village in the Himalayas |access-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822160958/http://www.himachalculturalvillage.com/ |archive-date=22 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==Politics== | |||
{{transcluded section|source=13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly}} | |||
{{#section:13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly|MLA Header}} | |||
{{#section:13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly|Mandi district}} | |||
|} | |||
==Education== | |||
===Universities and colleges=== | |||
] | |||
*] (IIT Mandi) | |||
*] | |||
*] | |||
*] | |||
*] | |||
*] (upcoming) | |||
===Schools=== | |||
* ] | |||
===Polytechnics=== | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
==Sports== | |||
The district is home to the ] Federation of India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=55 |title=Federation of International Bandy-About-About FIB-National Federations-India |access-date=2 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004003145/http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=55 |archive-date=4 October 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which is a member of the IOC recognized<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID%3D4 |title=Federation of International Bandy-Olympic |access-date=2 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003055143/http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=4 |archive-date=3 October 2009 }}</ref> Federation of International Bandy. | |||
== Famous People == | |||
*, Professor for "Computational Intelligence in Automation (apl)" at the University of Rostock, Germany,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ief.uni-rostock.de/fakultaet/institute-und-lehrstuehle/lehrende/institute/automatisierungstechnik/apl-prof-dr-ing-habil-mohit-kumar/|title=Prof. Mohit Kumar|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> Key Researcher Data Science and Research Team Lead AI Regulations and Security at Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria. | |||
*Kangana Ranaut | |||
==See also== | |||
*] | |||
*] | |||
*] | |||
== Notes == | |||
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==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | |||
{{wikivoyage|Mandi (district)}} | |||
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{{Geographic location | |||
|Centre = Mandi district | |||
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|East = ] | |||
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District of Himachal Pradesh in India
Mandi district | |
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District of Himachal Pradesh | |
Clockwise from top-left: Triloknath temple, Mandi, IIT Mandi, view of Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, Prashar Lake, Rewalsar Lake | |
Location in Himachal Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Mandi, India |
Area | |
• Total | 3,951 km (1,525 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 999,777 |
• Density | 250/km (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 3, NH 154 |
Website | http://hpmandi.nic.in/ |
Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Mandi is the headquarters of the district.
The main native language is Mandeali.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra.
Demographics
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1901 | 228,721 | — |
1911 | 236,038 | +0.32% |
1921 | 239,376 | +0.14% |
1931 | 265,873 | +1.06% |
1941 | 303,685 | +1.34% |
1951 | 310,626 | +0.23% |
1961 | 384,259 | +2.15% |
1971 | 515,180 | +2.98% |
1981 | 644,827 | +2.27% |
1991 | 776,372 | +1.87% |
2001 | 901,344 | +1.50% |
2011 | 999,777 | +1.04% |
source: |
According to the 2011 census, Mandi district has a population of 999,777 roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 253 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi).
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%. Mandi has a sex ratio of 1012 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 82.81%. 6.27% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 29.38% and 1.28% of the population respectively.
Religion
Religions in Mandi district (2011) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 98.16% | |||
Islam | 0.95% | |||
Sikhism | 0.41% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.48% |
Religious group |
1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Hinduism | 170,304 | 97.85% | 178,115 | 98.35% | 181,358 | 98.01% | 199,935 | 96.37% | 227,463 | 97.79% |
Islam | 3,187 | 1.83% | 2,799 | 1.55% | 3,462 | 1.87% | 6,351 | 3.06% | 4,328 | 1.86% |
Buddhism | 510 | 0.29% | 164 | 0.09% | 76 | 0.04% | 138 | 0.07% | 208 | 0.09% |
Sikhism | 41 | 0.02% | 26 | 0.01% | 142 | 0.08% | 899 | 0.43% | 583 | 0.25% |
Christianity | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 10 | 0.01% | 141 | 0.07% | 11 | 0% |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total population | 174,045 | 100% | 181,110 | 100% | 185,048 | 100% | 207,465 | 100% | 232,593 | 100% |
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
Language
Languages of Mandi district (2011)
Mandeali (59.11%) Pahadi (33.32%) Hindi (4.10%) Others (3.47%)At the 2011 census, 59.11% of the population in the district identified their first language as Mandeali, 33.32% opted for Pahari (a term broadly applicable to most Indo-Aryan languages of Himachal and Uttarakhand), while 4.1% chose Hindi, 0.66% – Punjabi and 0.47% – Kangri.
Subdivisions
Mandi district Divived in to 12 Sub divisions:
- Mandi Sadar
- Balh
- Sundar Nagar
- Sarkaghat
- Dharampur
- Joginder Nagar
- Padhar
- Gohar
- Thunag
- Karsog
- Balichoki
- Kotli
Villages in the district include Janjheli, which falls in Thunag Tehsil. It is near Kullu-Manali, around 80 km from Bhunter Airport, 90 km from Kullu and 67 km from Mandi. It has thick deodar forests, sprawling apple orchards, and springs. It is a trekking/hiking outpost. Shikari Devi is a tourist spot. It hosts Himachal Cultural Village, an ethnic village highlighting the culture of Himachal Pradesh.
Politics
This section is transcluded from 13th Himachal Pradesh Assembly. (edit | history)No. | Constituency | Member | Party | Remarks | Reference | |
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26 | Karsog (SC) | Hira Lal | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
27 | Sundernagar | Rakesh Jamwal | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
28 | Nachan (SC) | Vinod Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
29 | Seraj | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chief Minister | ||
30 | Darang | Jawahar Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
31 | Jogindernagar | Prakash Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | Defected From Independent To BJP | ||
32 | Dharampur | Mahender Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jal Shakti Minister | ||
33 | Mandi | Anil Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | MPP and Power Minister (27.12.2017–13.04.2019) | ||
34 | Balh (SC) | Inder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
35 | Sarkaghat | Inder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chairman, Subordinate Legislation Committee |
Education
Universities and colleges
- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University
- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College & Hospital Mandi
- College of Horticulture and Centre of Excellence for Horticulture Research and Extension, Thunag
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee University of Medicine and Health Sciences (upcoming)
Schools
Polytechnics
Sports
The district is home to the Bandy Federation of India which is a member of the IOC recognized Federation of International Bandy.
Famous People
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mohit Kumar, Professor for "Computational Intelligence in Automation (apl)" at the University of Rostock, Germany, Key Researcher Data Science and Research Team Lead AI Regulations and Security at Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria.
- Kangana Ranaut
See also
Notes
- 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
References
- Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Mandeali". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, TX: SIL International. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Mandi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901".
- US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
- "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Montana 989,415
- "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Himachal Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Himachal Pradesh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- "Sub-Division, Tehsil and Sub Tehsil | District Mandi, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India".
- "- KULLU MANALI HIMACHAL CULTURAL VILLAGE Ethnic Cultural Village in the Himalayas". Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Two Independent MLAs join BJP in Himachal". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- "Anil Sharma". Himachal Pradesh - 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- "Inder Singh". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly ( Vidhan Sabha ). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Inder Singh". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Federation of International Bandy-About-About FIB-National Federations-India". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- "Federation of International Bandy-Olympic". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- "Prof. Mohit Kumar". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links
- Mandi district website
- DISTRICT PROFILE
- CULTURAL & TOURISM HERITAGE OF THE DISTT
- Janjehli Valley Himachal Pradesh
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