Mansa is a town with

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and former princely state, in Gandhinagar district in the western

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History

During the

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, Mansa was a Third class non-salute state under the

Mahi Kantha Agency Mahi Kantha was a political agency or collection of princely states in British India, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency. In 1933, the states of the Mahi Kantha Agency, except for Danta, were included in the Western India States Ag ...

. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948.

Ruling Raols

Geography

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

Demographics

India

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, 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

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and

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in niches. There is an inscription of 28 lines in the stepwell. There are old

Vaishnava Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...

temples, ''Haveli''s, dedicated to Govardhannath and Dwarkadhish. Mansa Panjarapol is over 140 years old charitable organisation dedicated to animal welfare.

References

External links and Sources

India Princely States on www.uq.net.au as archived on web.archive.org, with genealogy

{{Princely states of the Mahi Kantha Agency Cities and towns in Gandhinagar district