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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Mandya|the city|Mandya}}
{{original research|date=November 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mandya district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]] of [[Karnataka]]
| image_skyline = Triveni Sangam Srirangapatna (16325309234).jpg
| image_caption = Merger of rivers near [[Srirangapatna]]
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| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mysore Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 July 1939<ref name="dsert">{{cite web|title=District Profile|url=http://dsert.kar.nic.in/dietwebsite/Mandya/DistrictProfile.htm|publisher=Department of State Education Research Andrew Training|access-date=6 January 2011}}</ref>
| founder =
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Mandya]] [[Malavalli]] [[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]] [[Nagamangala]] [[Krishnarajpet]] [[Pandavapura]] [[Srirangapatna]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Mandya]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Aswathi S. (IAS)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Know India - Karnataka|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India|access-date=6 January 2011}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 4961
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| population_total = 1,805,769
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web|title=District Statistics|url=http://mandya.nic.in/statistics.htm|publisher=Official Website of Mandya district|access-date=6 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172434/http://www.mandya.nic.in/statistics.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA-MA]]
| registration_plate = KA-11,(KA-54 nagamangala)
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.015 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 70.40 %
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya Lok Sabha constituency]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical Semi-arid]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|691|mm|in}}
| blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature
| blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|35|°C|°F}}
| blank4_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
| blank4_info_sec2 = {{convert|16|°C|°F}}
| website = {{URL|mandya.nic.in}}
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'''Mandya District''' is an administrative [[district]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The district is bordered on the south by [[Mysore district|Mysore]] and [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajangar]] districts, on the west by [[Hassan District]], on the north by [[Tumkur District]] and on the east by [[Ramanagara district]]. The district Mandya was carved out of larger [[Mysore district]] in the year 1939.

[[Mandya]] is the main town in Mandya District. As of 2011, the district population was 1,808,680 (of which 16.03% was urban).<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm India Census Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |date=11 January 2010 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Mandya district is located between north latitude 12°13' to 13°04' N and east longitude 76°19' to 77°20' E.<ref name="cgwb">{{cite web|title=Ground Water Information Booklet|url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/Mandya_brouchere.pdf|publisher=Central Ground Water Board|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> It is bounded by [[Mysore district]] to the west and southwest, [[Tumkur district]] to the northeast, [[Chamrajnagar district]] to the south, [[Hassan district]] to the northwest, and [[Ramanagar district]] to the east. It has an area of {{convert|4961|sqkm}}. The administrative center of [[Mandya District]] is [[Mandya]] City.

===Rivers===
Mandya District has five rivers: [[Kaveri River]] and four tributaries main Hemavathi, Shimsha, Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/tourism.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219222822/http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/tourism.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2005-12-19
|title=Mandya District at a glance
|publisher=Mandya City Council
|access-date=2006-11-10
}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:Mandya DC office.jpg|thumb|DC office, Mandya]]
Mandya district consists of 8 [[Tehsil|taluks]] grouped under 2 subdivisions. The Mandya subdivision comprises [[Mandya]], [[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]] and [[Malavalli]] taluks, while the Pandavapura subdivision comprises [[Pandavapura]], [[Srirangapatna]], [[Nagamangala]] and [[Krishnarajpet]] Taluks.<ref name="cgwb"/>

==Economy==
[[File:Paddy fields near Srirangapattana.jpg|thumb|Paddy fields near Srirangapatna]]
Since Mandya is located on the banks of the river Cauvery, agriculture is the predominant occupation and the single largest contributor to Mandya's economy . The main crops grown are [[rice|paddy]]
[[sugarcane]], [[jowar]], [[maize]], [[cotton]], [[banana]], [[finger millet|ragi]], [[coconut]], [[pulses]], and [[vegetables]].<ref name="cgwb"/>

==Transportation==
[[File:Maddur railway station.jpg|thumb|Maddur railway station]]
Mandya district has an extensive road network. [[NH 275]] and [[NH 948]] [[NH 150A]] pass through the district. The road network in the district includes {{convert|73|km}} of the [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]], {{convert|467|km}} of [[State Highway (India)|State Highways]] and {{convert|2968|km}} of major district roads.<ref>{{cite web|title=District wise details of road length in Karnataka |url=http://www.kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp |publisher=[[Karnataka Public Works Department]] |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721160233/http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

Mandya belongs to "South Western Railways" of "Indian Railways". Mandya has many railway stations which are listed below:Mandya railway station.
Maddur railway station.
Pandavapur railway station.
Srirangapattana railway station.
BG nagar railway station.<ref>[http://www.southwesternrailway.in/swr/bng_med_facility.jsp] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181359/http://www.southwesternrailway.in/swr/bng_med_facility.jsp |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Mandya district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,805,769,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[The Gambia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Nebraska 1,826,341
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 263rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 365 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 2.55%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Mandya has a [[sex ratio]] of 989 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.14%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.7% and 1.2% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,82,581|13=1911|14=5,04,157|15=1921|16=5,42,421|17=1931|18=5,81,836|19=1941|20=6,34,727|21=1951|22=7,16,583|23=1961|24=8,99,210|25=1971|26=11,54,374|27=1981|28=14,18,109|29=1991|30=16,44,374|31=2001|32=17,63,705|33=2011|34=18,05,769|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Notable people ==
* [[Ambarish]] - Kannada film actor, Former Minister Govt of Karnataka, Former Member of Karnataka Legistative Assembly, Former Union Minister, Former Member of Parliament.
* [[Anasuya Shankar]] - known as ''Triveni'', a novelist in Kannada language
* [[Jayalalithaa]] - 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, born in [[Melukote]] in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district
* [[Jayalakshmi Seethapura]] - folklorist and writer; born in Pandavapura taluk
* [[S M Krishna]] - Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Former Governor of Maharashtra, Former External affairs minister of Govt of India
* [[Mandya Ramesh]] - theatre and film actor
* [[Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar]], filmmaker
* [[H. L. Nagegowda]]- folklorist, writer, founder of the museum 'Jaanapada loka', born in Nagamangala taluk
* [[P. T. Narasimhachar]] - poet from [[Melukote]]
* [[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]] - Kannada poet, born in Kikkeri, K. R. Pete taluk
* [[Prem (film director)|Prem]] - film director
* [[C S Puttaraju ]]- Former Minor Irrigation Minister of Karnataka Government, Former Member of Parliament.
*[[B. S. Ranga]] - film maker
* [[Ramya]] - South Indian actress and the youngest MP of India in the 15th Loksabha
*[[H. R. Shastry]] - Veteran actor in Kannada
* [[Vijaya Narasimha]]- Kannada film lyricist from Pandavapura taluk
*[[B.S.Yediyurappa]]- Karnataka's 25th chief minister

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mandya district}}
{{Wikivoyage|Mandya (district)}}
*[http://mandya.nic.in Official website of Mandya district]
*[http://dsert.kar.nic.in/dietwebsite/Mandya/DistrictProfile.htm Mandya District profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051219222822/http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/tourism.html Mandya City Council -Mandya District at a glance]

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Mandya district - Revision history

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