Mandi district

The upper areas of Mandi district are part of the geographical, historical and cultural Mahasu region.

• Name — Mandi district • Settlement Type — District of Himachal Pradesh • Total Type — Total • Image Caption — Clockwise from top-left: Triloknath temple, IIT Mandi, view of Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, Prashar Lake, Rewalsar Lake • Image Map — Mandi in Himachal Pradesh (India).svg • Map Caption — Location in Himachal Pradesh • Coor Pinpoint — Mandi, India • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Himachal Pradesh • Established Title — Established • Seat Type — Headquarters • Seat — Mandi • Parts Type — Tehsils • Parts Style — para • Area Total Km2 — 3951 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Total — 999,777 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics1 Title1 — Literacy • Demographics Type2 — Languages • Demographics1 Title2 — Sex ratio • Demographics2 Title2 — Regional • Demographics2 Info2 — * Mandeali • Mahasui • Demographics2 Title1 — Official • Demographics2 Info1 — Hindi • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +05:30 • Blank Name Sec1 — Major highways • Blank Info Sec1 — 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. The upper areas of Mandi district are part of the geographical, historical and cultural Mahasu region.

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 PD/sqkm. 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.

Religious groups in Mandi State (British Punjab province era) • Religious group — 1901 — 1911 — 1921 — 1931 — 1941 • Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage • Hinduism — 170,304 — 178,115 — 181,358 — 199,935 — 227,463 • Islam — 3,187 — 2,799 — 3,462 — 6,351 — 4,328 • Buddhism — 510 — 164 — 76 — 138 — 208 • Sikhism — 41 — 26 — 142 — 899 — 583 • Christianity — 3 — 4 — 10 — 141 — 11 • Jainism — 0 — 2 — 0 — 0 — 0 • Judaism — 0 — 0 — 0 — 1 — 0 • Zoroastrianism — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 • Others — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 • Total population — 174,045 — 181,110 — 185,048 — 207,465 — 232,593 • 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.

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.

Mandi district is divided into 12 subdivisions: • 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.

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• Illustration — IIT Mandi Campus Jan 2020 • 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)

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mandi

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

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