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.
Mandi district | |
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Country | India |
State | Himachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Mandi, India |
Area | |
• Total | 3,951 km2 (1,525 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 999,777 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 3, NH 154 |
Website | http://hpmandi.nic.in/ |
The main native language is Mandeali.[1]
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 the 2011 census, Mandi district has a population of 999,777[2] roughly equal to the nation of Fiji[4] or the US state of Montana.[5] This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 253 inhabitants per square kilometre (660/sq mi).[2]
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 10.89%.[2] Mandi has a sex ratio of 1012 females for every 1000 males[2] 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.[2]
Religious group |
1901[7] | 1911[8][9] | 1921[10] | 1931[11] | 1941[12] | |||||
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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 | 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 historic Punjab 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 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.[13]
Mandi district Divived in to 12 Sub divisions:
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.[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 the Bandy 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