Mansa, Gujarat

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Mansa
Town
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Mansa
Location in Gujarat, India
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Mansa
Mansa (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′N72°40′E / 23.43°N 72.67°E / 23.43; 72.67
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Gandhinagar
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total30,347
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
382845
Vehicle registration GJ 18
Website gujaratindia.com

Mansa is a town with municipality and former princely state, in Gandhinagar district in the western Indian state of Gujarat.[ citation needed ] It was the capital of Mansa State, ruled by the Chavda Rajputs.

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History

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Flag of Mansa State

During the British raj, Mansa was a Third class non-salute state under the Mahi Kantha Agency. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948. [1]

Ruling Raols

Reign startReign endRuler
Not knownNot knownJorajji
Not knownNot knownBhimsinhji
Not known1886Rajsinhji Bhimsinhji (b. 1850 - d. 18..)
18861889Kesrisinhji Bhimsinhji (d. 1889)
18 May 18891934Takhatsinhji Kesrisinhji (b. 1877 - d. 1934)
17 August 1889November 1897Regent
4 January 19341947Sujjansinhji Takhatsinhji (b. 1908 - d. ....)

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Geography

Mansa is located at 23.43°N 72.67°E. [3] It has an average elevation of 94 metres (308 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [4] Mansa had a population of 27,922. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansa has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Mansa, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Mansa is also the home town of famous politician and home minister of India Amit Shah

Places of interest

There is an ancient stepwell in the town. It is 5.40 in diameter. There are idols of Amba and Bhairava in niches. There is an inscription of 28 lines in the stepwell. [5]

There are old Vaishnava temples, Havelis, dedicated to Govardhannath and Dwarkadhish.

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References

  1. ↑ The Feudatory and zemindari India. 1934.
  2. ↑ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mansa
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  5. ↑ Shukla, Rakesh (24 June 2014). "ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-માણસાની વાવ". gujarati.oneindia.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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