Mansa, Gujarat

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Gandhinagar district|Gandhinagar]]
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| population_total =30,347
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| postal_code = 382845

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'''Mansa''' is a town with [[municipality]] and former princely state, in [[Gandhinagar district]] in the western [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

== History ==
[[File:Flag of Mansa.png|thumb|Flag of Mansa State]]
During the [[British raj]], Mansa was a Third class non-salute state under the [[Mahi Kantha Agency]]. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OhgnAQAAIAAJ&q=Mansa+state+Gujarat&dq=Mansa+state+Gujarat&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCssmovMbwAhUGbn0KHbm1BJoQ6AEwB3oECAUQAw|title=The Feudatory and zemindari India|date=1934|language=en}}</ref>

=== Ruling Raols ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Reign start
!Reign end
!Ruler
|-
|Not known
|Not known
|Jorajji
|-
|Not known
|Not known
|Bhimsinhji
|-
|Not known
|1886
|Rajsinhji Bhimsinhji (b. 1850 - d. 18..)
|-
|1886
|1889
|Kesrisinhji Bhimsinhji (d. 1889)
|-
|18 May 1889
|1934
|Takhatsinhji Kesrisinhji (b. 1877 - d. 1934)
|-
|17 August 1889
|November 1897
|''Regent''
|-
|4 January 1934
|1947
|Sujjansinhji Takhatsinhji (b. 1908 - d. ....)
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html|title=Indian Princely States K-Z|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

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== Geography ==
Mansa is located at 23.43°N 72.67°E.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Mansa.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mansa]</ref> It has an average elevation of 94 metres (308 feet).

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mansa had a population of 27,922. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansa has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Mansa, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Konabor assam was an inspired capris

==Places of interest==
There is an ancient [[stepwell]] in the town. It is 5.40 in diameter. There are idols of [[Durga|Amba]] and [[Bhairava]] in niches. There is an inscription of 28 lines in the stepwell.<ref name="Shukla 2014">{{cite web | last=Shukla | first=Rakesh | title=ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-માણસાની વાવ| website=gujarati.oneindia.com | date=24 June 2014 | url=http://gujarati.oneindia.com/features/some-interesting-stepwell-gujarat/slider-pf63029-019322.html | language=gu | access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref>

There are old [[Vaishnava]] temples, ''Haveli''s, dedicated to [[Govardhan hill|Govardhannath]] and [[Krishna|Dwarkadhish]].

Mansa Panjarapol is over 140 years old charitable organisation dedicated to animal welfare.

== References ==
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== External links and Sources ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080729081559/http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/m/mansa.html India Princely States on www.uq.net.au as archived on web.archive.org, with genealogy]
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html WorldStatesmen - India - Princely States K-Z]

{{Gandhinagar district}}
{{Princely states of the Mahi Kantha Agency}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Gandhinagar district]]

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