Mandi-District Profile

Headquarter	Mandi
Altitude	754 M
Year of Foundation	1948
Geographical Location	31o13' to 32o04' North Latitude 76o37' to 77o23' East Longitude
Geographical Area	3,950 SqKm
%age of Area to the Total Geographical Area of HP	7.09%
Boundaries	East-Kullu District North West-Kangra District West-Hamirpur & Bilaspur Districts South-Arki Tehsil of Solan District South West-Shimla District
	Census 2001	Census 2011
Total Population	9,00,987 Males: 4,47,271 Females: 4,53,716	9,99,777 Males: 4,98,065 Females: 5,01,712
Population Density	228	253
%age of Population to the total Population of HP	14.82%	14.57%
Decenial Growth Rate	+16.05	+10.89
Sex Ratio	1014	1012
SC Population	2,61,233	2,93,739
%age of SC Population	28.98%	29.4%
ST Population	10,564	12,787
%age of ST Population	01.17%	01.3%
Literacy Rate	75.86% Male: 86.67% Female: 65.36%	82.81% Male: 91.51% Female: 74.33%
No. of Vidhan Sabha Seats	10(Balh, Darang, Dharampur, Joginder Nagar, Karsog, Mandi,  Nachan, Sarkaghat, Seraj, Sunder Nagar)
No. Of Sub Divisions	10(Balh, Gohar, Joginder Nagar,  Karsog, Mandi Sadar, Paddar, Sarkaghat, Sunder Nagar, Dharampur, Thunag)
No. Of  Developments Blocks	10(Chauntra,Dharampur, Drang, Gohar,  Gopalpur, Karsog, Mandi Sadar, Rewalsar,  Seraj, Sunder Nagar)
No. Of Tehsils	16(Aut, Balh, Baldwara, Bali Chowk, Chachyotat Gohar, Joginder Nagar,  Karsog, Kotali, Ladbhadol, Mandi, Nihari, Paddar, Sarkaghat, Sandhol, Sunder Nagar,Thunag)
No. Of Sub Tehsils	7(Chhatri, Bhadrota(Dopi), Dehar,  Dharampur, Pangna, Tihra, Tikkan)
No. Of Gram Panchayats	473
Languages Spoken	Mandyali, Suketi and Hindi