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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Mandya district}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2018}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Mandya
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| settlement_type                 = City
| nickname                        = Sugar City
| image_skyline                   = File:Mandya bus stand.jpg
| caption                         = Mandya bus stand
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| map_caption                     = Mandya in Karnataka
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| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}} [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Mysore division|Mysore]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Mandya district|Mandya]]
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| governing_body                  = City Municipal Council 
| unit_pref                       = Metric
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| area_total_km2                  = 17.03
| area_rural_km2   = 692.14
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 678
| population_total                = 137735 
| population_rural  = 277795 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/625/download/2148/DH_2011_2919_PART_B_DCHB_MANDYA.pdf|access-date= 3 August 2023|title=Census Data Handbook 2011}}</ref>
| population_as_of                = 2011
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| blank_name        = {{nowrap|[[Official language]]}}
| blank_info        = [[Kannada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013) |access-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2016}}</ref>
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code                     = 571401<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.pk/Lahore/MANDYA/MANDYA_PINCODE|title=Pin Code|access-date=6 May 2016|work=citypincode.pk}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| registration_plate              = [[List of RTO districts in India#KA—Karnataka|KA-11]]
| website                         = {{URL|mandyacity.mrc.gov.in}}
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'''Mandya''' ({{Audio|Mandya Pronunciation.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a city in the state of [[Karnataka]]. It is the headquarters of [[Mandya district]]. It is also called Sugar City ([[Kannada]]: ''Sakkare Nagara'') because sugarcane is a major crop grown here, and [[sugar]] factories contribute to the major economic output. The district offices are located here. The city has been divided into 35 wards of the Mandya City Municipal Council.

==History==
Mandya celebrated its 75th year anniversary (''Amrutha Mahothsava'') in 2015. The [[Krishna Raja Sagara|KRS dam]] was built by [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] and [[M. Visvesvaraya]] in Mandya, opening in 1932. Mandya is home to a number of historically important sites. In 2016, [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) excavated another {{convert|13|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} statue of [[Bahubali]], a much revered figure among Jains.  He was the son of Adinath, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin, identified with the 3rd&nbsp;&ndash; 9th centuries in Arthipura, [[Mandya district]]. The excavation is expected to be completed by 2018.<ref>{{citation |last=Girish |first=M. B. |author-link=M. B. Girish |title=Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151204/nation-current-affairs/article/another-jain-centre-under-excavation-mandya-district |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=23 February 2016 |orig-year=4 December 2015 }}</ref>{{update inline|date=November 2019}} The Archaeological Survey of India has also excavated an 8th-century statue of Bahubali in Arthipura, [[Maddur, Mandya]], Karnataka, that is {{convert|3|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} feet wide and {{convert|3.5|feet|m|abbr=on}} tall.<ref>{{citation |title=Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Eighth-Century-Jain-Temple-Discovered-in-Maddur/2015/01/07/article2607640.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110053310/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Eighth-Century-Jain-Temple-Discovered-in-Maddur/2015/01/07/article2607640.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2015 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |date=7 January 2015 }}</ref>

Mandya RTO Code is KA11<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport Department, Karnataka |url=https://etc.karnataka.gov.in/General/rto_office.aspx |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=etc.karnataka.gov.in }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Geography==
Mandya is located at {{Coord|12.52|N|76.9|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Mandya.html|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandya|access-date=6 May 2016|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|678|m}}.

==Demographics==
As per the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mandyacity.mrc.gov.in/en/city-summary|title=City summary}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Mandya had a population of 137,358. The sex ratio is 1000 females per 1000 males, higher than the state average of 973. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 85.32%, higher than the state average of  75.36%: male literacy is 89.39%, and female literacy is 81.29%. 10.14% of the population is under 6 years of age. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]] constitute 13.40% while Scheduled Tribes constitute 1.17% of the total population of Mandya (CMC).<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011 |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803168-mandya-karnataka.html |access-date= |publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref>

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|title=Religions in Mandya city (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Karnataka|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Census of India}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Karnataka|Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.55}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|5.71}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Karnataka|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.20}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|pink|1.44}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|grey|0.11}}
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{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Mandya City<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka (Urban)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10255/download/13367/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Kannada]]                  |value1 = 89.88 |color1= darkslateblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]]                     |value2 = 4.76 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]     |value3 = 1.79  |color3 = royalblue
|label4 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]   |value4 = 1.16  |color4 = brown
|label5 = [[Hindi]]                    |value5 = 1.87  |color5 = orange
|label6 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value6 = 1.46  |color6 = red
|label7 = Others                       |value7 = 1.39  |color7 = grey
}}

==Transport==
The Mandya railway station is located in the city centre, well connected to Mysuru and Bengaluru. There are daily train services to [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kochuveli]], [[Mangalore]], [[Belgaum]], [[Bagalkot]], [[Hubli]], [[Ballari]] and weekly trains to [[Varanasi]], [[Darbhanga]], [[Jaipur]], [[Ajmer]]. The city has a [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] bus stand with frequent buses to Bangalore and Mysore. The [[National Highway 275 (India)|NH-275/SH-88]] is a major highway passing through the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/industry/sugar/|title=Sugar industry|access-date=6 May 2016|work=karnataka.com}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Mandya (1991–2020, extremes 1972–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 35.6
| Feb record high C = 36.8
| Mar record high C = 38.0
| Apr record high C = 39.6
| May record high C = 39.1
| Jun record high C = 37.9
| Jul record high C = 34.4
| Aug record high C = 34.0
| Sep record high C = 35.1
| Oct record high C = 33.5
| Nov record high C = 33.0
| Dec record high C = 36.6
| year record high C = 39.6
| Jan high C = 30.1
| Feb high C = 32.4
| Mar high C = 34.7
| Apr high C = 35.0
| May high C = 33.9
| Jun high C = 30.6
| Jul high C = 29.5
| Aug high C = 29.3
| Sep high C = 30.1
| Oct high C = 29.7
| Nov high C = 29.1
| Dec high C = 28.6
| year high C = 31.1
| Jan low C = 15.5
| Feb low C = 17.3
| Mar low C = 19.9
| Apr low C = 21.9
| May low C = 21.7
| Jun low C = 20.7
| Jul low C = 20.3
| Aug low C = 20.3
| Sep low C = 20.0
| Oct low C = 19.8
| Nov low C = 18.2
| Dec low C = 16.1
| year low C = 19.3
| Jan record low C = 8.0
| Feb record low C = 9.0
| Mar record low C = 11.1
| Apr record low C = 15.0
| May record low C = 11.7
| Jun record low C = 12.1
| Jul record low C = 15.0
| Aug record low C = 12.2
| Sep record low C = 12.7
| Oct record low C = 12.3
| Nov record low C = 10.1
| Dec record low C = 8.1
| year record low C = 8.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.8
| Feb rain mm = 1.1
| Mar rain mm = 13.7
| Apr rain mm = 53.2
| May rain mm = 94.8
| Jun rain mm = 60.4
| Jul rain mm = 50.5
| Aug rain mm = 91.4
| Sep rain mm = 122.5
| Oct rain mm = 176.9
| Nov rain mm = 54.6
| Dec rain mm = 12.9
| year rain mm = 732.8
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.2
| Mar rain days = 1.0
| Apr rain days = 3.4
| May rain days = 5.7
| Jun rain days = 4.0
| Jul rain days = 4.7
| Aug rain days = 6.0
| Sep rain days = 6.5
| Oct rain days = 8.9
| Nov rain days = 4.1
| Dec rain days = 1.1
| year rain days = 45.7
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 41
| Feb humidity = 35
| Mar humidity = 33
| Apr humidity = 42
| May humidity = 51
| Jun humidity = 65
| Jul humidity = 67
| Aug humidity = 67
| Sep humidity = 63
| Oct humidity = 67
| Nov humidity = 64
| Dec humidity = 54
|year humidity = 54
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Mandya Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 473–474
| access-date = 19 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M100
| access-date = 18 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[Tourist Attractions in Mandya]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mandya}}
* [https://archive.today/20121218200629/http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/ Homepage of Mandya]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Mandya district]]
[[Category:Cities in Karnataka]]