Mandi Tehsil
Mandi | |
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Tehsil | |
| A view of Mandi from the Western Hills A view of Mandi from the Western Hills | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Union Territory | File:Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Poonch |
| Headquarters | Mandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil |
| • Body | Tehsildar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 77,947 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | [[Gojari language|Gojari], English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Gojari, Kashmiri, Pahari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 185102 |
| Telephone code | 01965 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Literacy | 58.28% |
| Website | www |
Mandi 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Air
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The tehsil is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Shackle 1979, p. 201.
Works cited
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