Mandi district is one of the central districts of

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several pea ...

state in northern

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. The town of

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is the headquarters of the district. The main native language is

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mandi district has a

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of 999,777, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%. Mandi has a

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of 1012

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for every 1000 males and a

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of 82.81%. At the 2011 census, 59% of the population in the district identified their first language as

, 33% opted for Pahari (a term broadly applicable to most Indo-Aryan languages of Himachal and Uttarakhand), while 4.1% chose

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, 0.66% –

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and 0.47% –

Kangri Kangri can mean: *of, from, or related to the Kangra Valley or the Kangra district of northern India *Kangri language, the Indo-Aryan language of the valley *Kanger A kanger (; also known as kangri or kangid or kangir) is an earthen pot woven aro ...

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

IIT Mandi Campus from Griffon Peak Jan 2020 D72 13785

* Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) * Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College *

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University Sardar Patel University Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Which was earlier known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University was given the status of Second University of Himachal Pradesh State by Himachal Pradesh Government in April 2022. Referen ...

* 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

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Federation of India which is a member of the IOC recognized Federation of International Bandy.

References

External links

Mandi district website

DISTRICT PROFILE

CULTURAL & TOURISM HERITAGE OF THE DISTT

Janjehli Valley Himachal Pradesh
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