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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>
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>
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>
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>
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra.
Demographics
Historical 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%
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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.
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.
Villages in the district include Janjheli. It is near Kullu-Manali, around 80 km from Bhunter Airport, 90 km from Kullu and 67 km from Mandi. It has thick forests and springs and 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.
Clockwise from top-left: Triloknath temple, Mandi, IIT Mandi, view of Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, Prashar Lake, Rewalsar Lake.svg)
Location in Himachal Pradesh
India
Himachal Pradesh
Mandi district
