District profile
Year of Foundation -1948
Headquarters- Mandi
Geographical Area-3950Sqkm
Geographical Area of H.P – 7.09%
Census 2011
Total Population
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9,99,518
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Males
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4,96,787
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Females
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5,02,731
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Population Density
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253
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Percentage of Population to
the Total Population of H.P
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14.57%
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Decimal Growth Rate
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+10.89
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Sex Ration
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1011
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Literacy Rate
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82.81%
|
Male
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91.51%
|
Female
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74.33%
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About the District
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Pandoh – Famous Dam
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Mandi- Famous for Sjovratro Mela, Bhootnath
Temple. There were 360 Forts in Mandi only 10 Forts have been remained. Mandi
Town was established by Ajmer Sen in 1527 A.D. Suraj Sen built Padam Mahal in
Mandi. Mandi state was established by Birsen.
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Gumma and Drang- Famous for Rock-Salt Mines.
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Lake –Rewailsar Lake, Prasher Lake, Kamrunag
Lake etc.
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Valleys- Bath Valley, Chamtra Valley.
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Other Places- Tatta Pani, barot, Chauntra,
Kamlagarh, Sarkaghat, Jogindernagar, bhangrotu, Aut, Nagwain, Harsi Pattan,
Padhar, Jogindernagar, Bhangrotu, Aut, Nagwain, Harsi Pattan ,
Padhar,Jogindernagar, Lad-Bhrol, Sandhol, Dharmapur thunag, balachowki, Nihri
etc.
It
is situated 145 kilometers north of capital , Shimla within the north-west
Himalayas at a mean altitude of 800 metres and experiences pleasant summers and
cold winters. Mandi is connected to the Pathankot through NH 20 which is nearly
220 km long and to Manali and Chandigarh through NH 21 which is 323 km long.
Mandi is approximately 184.6 km from Chandigarh. Mandi district is currently
the 2nd largest economy within the state next to Kangra. Mandi, within the
state has second highest sex ratio of 1011 females per thousand males
The
princely state of Mandi was founded by Bahu Sen in 1200 AD. This District of
Mandi was formed with the merger of two princely states Mandi State and Suket
(Sundernagar) on 15 April 1948, when the State of Himachal Pradesh was
established. Ajbar Sen assassinated Mandi. Some historians put the choice of
present capital within the year 1527 AD. Old Mandi capital was abandoned and
therefore the site of present capital was acquired. The idol of Madho Rai, the
presiding deity of Mandi and incarnation of Lord Vishnu is claimed to be made
by Goldsmith Bhima, in 1648. Maharaja Ranjit Singh occupied Mandi in 1839 but
Ranjit Singh died on 27 June 1839. it had been beginning of the disintegration
of Sikh powers within the hills and British power emerged as most powerful. In
1849, Princely states of Mandi, Suket and Chamba were anesthetizing the control
of Superintendent 'Cis-Satluj States'.
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