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Sugar factories contribute to the major economic output. It is also called Sugar city (which in [[Kannada]] means Sakkare nagara) because sugarcane is a major crop. Mandya city has district offices premises. Currently the city is having 35 municipal wards of Mandya city municipal corporation.

There is a brief history of 75 years to Mandya. Mandya celebrated it 75th year (Amrutha Mahothsava) in 2015. The magnificent KRS dam was built by [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] and [[M. Visvesvaraya]] in Mandya. There are a lot of historical places of importance in Mandya. In 2016, [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) excavated another {{convert|13|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} statue of [[Bahubali]], a much revered figure among Jains.  He was the son of Adinath, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin, identified with the 3rd&nbsp;&ndash; 9th centuries in Arthipura, [[Mandya district]]. The excavation is expected to be completed by 2018.<ref>{{citation |last=Girish |first=M. B. |author-link=M. B. Girish |title=Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151204/nation-current-affairs/article/another-jain-centre-under-excavation-mandya-district |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=23 February 2016 |orig-year=4 December 2015 }}</ref>{{needs update|date=November 2019}} The Archaeological Survey of India has also excavated an 8th-century statue of Bahubali in Arthipura, [[Maddur, Mandya]], Karnataka, that is {{convert|3|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} feet wide and {{convert|3.5|feet|m|abbr=on}} tall.<ref>{{citation |title=Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Eighth-Century-Jain-Temple-Discovered-in-Maddur/2015/01/07/article2607640.ece |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |date=7 January 2015 }}</ref>

The Mandya railway station is located in the city centre, well connected to Mysuru and Bengaluru, and also daily train service to [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Kochuveli]], [[Mangaluru]], [[Belagavi]], [[Bagalkot]], [[Hubli]], [[Ballari]] and also weekly trains to [[Varanasi]], [[Darbanga]], [[Jaipur]], [[Ajmer]]. The city has the KSRTC bus stand and has the frequent buses to Bangalore and Mysore. The NH 275 passes over the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/industry/sugar/|title=Sugar industry|access-date=6 May 2016|work=karnataka.com}}</ref>

{{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=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mandya had a population of 131,211. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Mandya, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

File:Ambedkar statue in front of DC office, Mandya.jpg|thumb|DC office

File:Kaveri park in Mandya.jpg|thumb|Kaveri park

File:Horticulture department in Mandya.jpg|thumb|Horticulture department, where the 'Phala Pushpa Pradarshana' happens every year in Mandya

File:Carmel convent school, Mandya.jpg|thumb|Entrance of Carmel convent school, Mandya

File:Court complex, Mandya.jpg|thumb|Court complex

File:Vishveshwaraiah stadium.jpg|thumb|Vishveshwaraiah stadium

* [https://archive.is/20121218200629/http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/ Homepage of Mandya]