Mandi district

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Mandi district
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Location in Himachal Pradesh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Flag placeholder.svg Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters Mandi, India
Area
  Total3,951 km2 (1,525 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total999,777
  Density250/km2 (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.

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The main native language is Mandeali. [1]

As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra. [2]

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901228,721    
1911236,038+0.32%
1921239,376+0.14%
1931265,873+1.06%
1941303,685+1.34%
1951310,626+0.23%
1961384,259+2.15%
1971515,180+2.98%
1981644,827+2.27%
1991776,372+1.87%
2001901,344+1.50%
2011999,777+1.04%
source: [3]

According to the 2011 census, Mandi district has a population of 999,777 [2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji [4] or the US state of Montana. [5] This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640). [2] The district has a population density of 253 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi). [2]

Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%. [2] Mandi has a sex ratio of 1012 females for every 1000 males [2] 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. [2]

Religion

Religions in Mandi district (2011) [6]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
98.16%
Islam
0.95%
Sikhism
0.41%
Other or not stated
0.48%
Religious groups in Mandi State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group
1901 [7] 1911 [8] [9] 1921 [10] 1931 [11] 1941 [12]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Hinduism Om.svg [lower-alpha 1] 170,304178,115181,358199,935227,463
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 3,1872,7993,4626,3514,328
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 51016476138208
Sikhism Khanda.svg 4126142899583
Christianity Christian cross.svg 341014111
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 02000
Judaism Star of David.svg 00010
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 00000
Others00000
Total population174,045181,110185,048207,465232,593
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) [13]

   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. [13]

Subdivisions

Mandi district Divived in to 12 Sub divisions:

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. [15]

Politics

No.ConstituencyMemberPartyRemarksReference
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 [16]
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) [17]
34 Balh (SC) Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party [18]
35 Sarkaghat Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Chairman, Subordinate Legislation Committee [19]

Education

Universities and colleges

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IIT Mandi Campus Jan 2020

Schools

Polytechnics

Sports

The district is home to the Bandy Federation of India [20] which is a member of the IOC recognized [21] Federation of International Bandy.

Famous People

See also

Notes

  1. 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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