Mandi Tehsil

Mandi

مئنج بل
Mandi مئنج بل
Tehsil
	A view of Mandi from the Western Hills
	Mandi Location in Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaShow map of Jammu and KashmirShow map of IndiaShow all
	Coordinates: 33°47′46″N 74°15′14″E / 33.79611°N 74.25389°ECoordinates: 33°47′46″N 74°15′14″E / 33.79611°N 74.25389°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Poonch
Headquarters	Mandi
Government
• Type	Tehsil
• Body	Tehsildar
Population (2011)
• Total	77,947
Languages
• Official	Dogri, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu
• Spoken	Gojri, Kashmiri, Pahari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	185102
Telephone code	01965
Vehicle registration	JK-12
Literacy	58.28%
Website	www.poonch.nic.in

A view from Eastern Hills

Mandi (Urdu: منڈی‎) is a town and a tehsil in the Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.^[1] Mandi is located in east of the Poonch district, about 171 kilometres (106 mi) from Srinagar and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the Line of Control with Pakistan. The Ancient Hindu temple Baba Budha Amernath is located here.

Demographics[]

Religion in Mandi Tehsil (2011)^[2]

Islam (96.14%)

Hinduism (2.94%)

Sikhism (0.43%)

Christianity (0.15%)

Buddhism (0.01%)

Not Stated (0.34%)

The total projected population of Mandi Tehsil is 77,947, with 41,365 males and 36,582 females according to the 2011 census of India. The population includes Gujjars, Bakerwals, Pahari-Pothwari Speakers,^[3] which is intermediate between Lahnda and Punjabi.^[4] and Kashmiris.

Transportation[]

Air[]

Poonch Airport is a non-operational airstrip in the district headquarters Poonch. The nearest airport to Mandi is Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar, located 180 kilometres from Mandi.

Rail[]

There is no railway connectivity to Mandi. There are plans to construct a Jammu–Poonch line which will connect Jammu with Poonch with railways. The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station located 240 kilometres from Mandi.

Road[]

The tehsil is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.

References[]

^ "Administrative Setup in District Poonch". Poonch District. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^ "Mandi Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, p. 2.
^ Shackle 1979, p. 201.

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[1] "Administrative Setup in District Poonch". Poonch District. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

[Mandi_Tehsil_Population-2] "Mandi Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[FOOTNOTELothersLothers20102-3] Lothers & Lothers 2010, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTEShackle1979201-4] Shackle 1979, p. 201.

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