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Mandi district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Triloknath temple,Mandi,IIT Mandi, view ofNargu Wildlife Sanctuary,Prashar Lake,Rewalsar Lake | |
.svg) Location in Himachal Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Himachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Mandi, India |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,951 km2 (1,525 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 999,777 |
| • Density | 253.0/km2 (655.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 3, NH 154 |
| Website | http://hpmandi.nic.in/ |
Mandi district is one of the central districts ofHimachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town ofMandi is the headquarters of the district.
The main native language isMandeali.[1]
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of12), afterKangra.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 228,721 | — |
| 1911 | 236,038 | +0.32% |
| 1921 | 239,376 | +0.14% |
| 1931 | 265,873 | +1.06% |
| 1941 | 303,685 | +1.34% |
| 1951 | 310,626 | +0.23% |
| 1961 | 384,259 | +2.15% |
| 1971 | 515,180 | +2.98% |
| 1981 | 644,827 | +2.27% |
| 1991 | 776,372 | +1.87% |
| 2001 | 901,344 | +1.50% |
| 2011 | 999,777 | +1.04% |
| source:[3] | ||
According to the2011 census, Mandi district has apopulation of 999,777[2] roughly equal to the nation ofFiji[4] or the US state ofMontana.[5] This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of640).[2] The district has a population density of 253 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi).[2]
Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%.[2] Mandi has asex ratio of 1012females for every 1000 males[2] and aliteracy 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.[2]
| Religious group | 1901[7] | 1911[8][9] | 1921[10] | 1931[11] | 1941[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Hinduism [a] | 170,304 | 97.85% | 178,115 | 98.35% | 181,358 | 98.01% | 199,935 | 96.37% | 227,463 | 97.79% |
Islam | 3,187 | 1.83% | 2,799 | 1.55% | 3,462 | 1.87% | 6,351 | 3.06% | 4,328 | 1.86% |
Buddhism.svg) | 510 | 0.29% | 164 | 0.09% | 76 | 0.04% | 138 | 0.07% | 208 | 0.09% |
Sikhism | 41 | 0.02% | 26 | 0.01% | 142 | 0.08% | 899 | 0.43% | 583 | 0.25% |
Christianity | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 10 | 0.01% | 141 | 0.07% | 11 | 0% |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 174,045 | 100% | 181,110 | 100% | 185,048 | 100% | 207,465 | 100% | 232,593 | 100% |
| 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 historicPunjab 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 asMandeali, 33.32% opted forPahari (a term broadly applicable to most Indo-Aryan languages of Himachal and Uttarakhand), while 4.1% choseHindi, 0.66% –Punjabi and 0.47% –Kangri.[13]
Mandi district Divived in to 12Sub divisions:
Villages in the district include Janjheli, which falls in Thunag Tehsil. It is near Kullu-Manali, around 80 km fromBhunter 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.[15]
| No. | Constituency | Member | Party | Remarks | Reference | |
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| 26 | Karsog (SC) | Hira Lal | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
| 27 | Sundernagar | Rakesh Jamwal | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
| 28 | Nachan (SC) | Vinod Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 29 | Seraj | Jai Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chief Minister | ||
| 30 | Darang | Jawahar Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 31 | Jogindernagar | Prakash Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | Defected From Independent To BJP[16] | ||
| 32 | Dharampur | Mahender Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jal Shakti Minister | ||
| 33 | Mandi | Anil Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | MPP and Power Minister (27.12.2017–13.04.2019) | [17] | |
| 34 | Balh (SC) | Inder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | [18] | ||
| 35 | Sarkaghat | Inder Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chairman, Subordinate Legislation Committee | [19] | |
The district is home to theBandy Federation of India[20] which is a member of the IOC recognized[21] Federation of International Bandy.
Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
Montana 989,415
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