Mandi district
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox settlementMandi 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.<ref name="Ethnologue">Template:Cite web</ref>
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra.<ref name="districtcensus">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Population
Template:Historical populations According to the 2011 census, Mandi district has a population of 999,777<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of Fiji<ref name="cia">Template:Cite web</ref> or the US state of Montana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of Template:Convert.<ref name=districtcensus/>
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Mandi has a sex ratio of 1012 females for every 1000 males<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a literacy 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.<ref name="districtcensus" />
Religion
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Language
At the 2011 census, 59.11% of the population in the district identified their first language as Mandeali, 33.32% opted for Pahari (a term broadly applicable to most Indo-Aryan languages of Himachal and Uttarakhand), while 4.1% chose Hindi, 0.66% – Punjabi and 0.47% – Kangri.<ref name="languages">Template:Cite web</ref>
Subdivisions
Mandi district is divided into 12 subdivisions:
- Mandi Sadar
- Balh
- Sundar Nagar
- Sarkaghat
- Dharampur
- Joginder Nagar
- Padhar
- Gohar
- Thunag
- Karsog
- Balichoki
- Kotli<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Villages in the district include Janjheli, which falls in Thunag Tehsil. It is near Kullu-Manali, around 80 km from Bhunter 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Politics
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Education
Universities and colleges
- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University
- 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
Polytechnics
Sports
The district is home to the Bandy Federation of India<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which is a member of the IOC recognized<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Federation of International Bandy.
See also
Notes
References
External links
- Mandi district website
- DISTRICT PROFILE
- CULTURAL & TOURISM HERITAGE OF THE DISTT
- Janjehli Valley Himachal Pradesh
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