Jaidevi

Jaidevi is a small village in

Mandi District 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 ...

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. It is situated 13 km off the National Highway that connects

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and

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. It is also en route to

Karsog Karsog is a town and municipal area (Nagar Panchayat) in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. History Karsog is an ancient town and is described in folk tales of the epic Mahabharata. Karsog is the combination of two words: "Kar" a ...

which is a small but important town of

. The name of the village derives from the temple of Kamaksha temple. Kamkasha mata is also kul devi of King Of Suket The ancient temple is highly revered and visited by thousands of devotees. It is also the family deity of the erstwhile raja (ruler) of

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state which was merged in the state of Himachal Pradesh in April 1948. The village is situated at an elevation of about 1200m above the sea level and is surrounded by thick pine forest which really makes its ambiences scenic and worth of visiting. The view of Kamrunag and Shikari mountains is breath taking from here. There is a government senior secondary school Jaidevi ,

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, an

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dispensary Jaidevi and branch of the State Bank of India Jaidevi in the village. The population of the village (

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) is about 5,000. The village population is mainly dependent on agriculture and the chief crop of the village is

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. Villages in Mandi district {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub