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Mandla | |
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.jpg) _male.jpg)   Mandla Fort Railway Station, Kanha National Park, Dens forest in mandla | |
  Mandla Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′52″N 80°22′17″E / 22.59778°N 80.37139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Mandla |
| Elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 71,579 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 481 661 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-51 |
| Website | mandla |
Mandla is a city with municipality in Mandla district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandla District. The city is situated in a loop of the Narmada River, which surrounds it on three sides, and for 15 miles between Mandla and Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh the river flows in a deep bed unbroken by rocks. The Narmada is worshiped here, and many ghats have been constructed on the banks of the river. It was a capital of the Gondwana Kingdom who built a palace and a fort, which in the absence of proper care have gone to ruins.