District of Himachal Pradesh

Mandi: 10 lakh people, one story

People
9,99,777
Area
3,950 km²
Literacy
81.53%
Sex ratio
1,007
Top 3 in Himachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 29.4 % of people. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshWorkers in farming: 70.5 % of workers. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshPopulation: 9,99,777. Rank 2 of 12 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Himachal PradeshSex ratio: 1,007 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 12 districts.See the numbers →

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MandiHimachal Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Mandi are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Mandi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10 lakh#2/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Area3,950 km²#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh
Population density253 per km²#6/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 123
Sex ratio1,007 females per 1000 males#3/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Child sex ratio (0–6)916 girls per 1000 boys#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh▲ state 909
Literacy rate81.53%#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 82.80
Female literacy73.66%#7/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 75.93
Urban population6.3%#9/12 in Himachal Pradesh▼ state 10.0

People & society

81.5% can read. 1,007 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.689.5
Female literacy
73.775.9
Scheduled Castes
29.425.2
Scheduled Tribes
1.35.7
Living in towns
6.310.0

Gender literacy gap: 15.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 98.2%
  • Muslim 0.9%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 57.3% of all people

    This district
    Himachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 67.7%
    • Farm labourers 2.8%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.348.7
      Latrine at home
      39.334.8
      Tap water
      45.245.1
      LPG / PNG
      12.819.4
      Phone
      37.241.4
      Television
      34.037.5
      Bicycle
      2.44.8
      Two-wheeler
      5.77.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.