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Mandi district
District of Himachal Pradesh
Mandi districtLocation in Himachal Pradesh
Country	India
State	File:Himachal Pradesh Flag, India.png 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

Religion in Mandi district (2011)

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%.

At the 2011 census, 59% of the population in the district identified their first language as Mandeali, 33% 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. 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.

Politics

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

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mandi

Polytechnics

• Govt Polytechnic Sundernagar
• Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Mandi

Sports

The district is home to the Bandy Federation of India which is a member of the IOC recognized Federation of International Bandy.

See also

• Jaidevi

References

1. Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Mandeali". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, TX: SIL International. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
2. ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
3. "Mandi district Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. 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.
5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Montana 989,415
6. C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Himachal Pradesh (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
7. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
8. "Sub-Division, Tehsil and Sub Tehsil | District Mandi, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India".
9. "- KULLU MANALI HIMACHAL CULTURAL VILLAGE Ethnic Cultural Village in the Himalayas". Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
10. "Prakash Rana". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly ( Vidhan Sabha ). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
11. "Anil Sharma". Himachal Pradesh - 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
12. "Inder Singh". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly ( Vidhan Sabha ). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
13. "Inder Singh". Himachal Pradesh 13th Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
14. "Federation of International Bandy-About-About FIB-National Federations-India". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
15. "Federation of International Bandy-Olympic". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

External links

• Mandi district website
• DISTRICT PROFILE
• CULTURAL & TOURISM HERITAGE OF THE DISTT
• Janjehli Valley Himachal Pradesh

v t e Places adjacent to Mandi district
Kangra district Hamirpur district Mandi district Kullu district Bilaspur district Solan district Shimla district

v t e Geography of Himachal Pradesh
Lakes	Renuka Lake Maharana Pratap Sagar Gobind Sagar more...
Rivers	Beas Chenab Ravi Sutlej Yamuna
Districts	Bilaspur Chamba Hamirpur Kangra Kinnaur Kullu Lahaul and Spiti Mandi Sirmaur Shimla Solan Una
Other	Climate Protected areas Peaks Highest points by district

• Mandi district
• Districts of Himachal Pradesh
• 1954 establishments in Himachal Pradesh