Mandya district

Mandya district
Yoga Narasimha Temple in Melukote, Shivanasamudra Falls, Bheemeshwari in Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary, Merger of rivers near Srirangapatna
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Map
Mandya district
Coordinates: 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E / 12.52; 76.9
Country India
State Karnataka
DivisionMysuru
Established1 July 1939[1]
HeadquartersMandya
TalukasMandya
Malavalli
Maddur
Nagamangala
Krishnarajpet
Pandavapura
Srirangapatna
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerDr. Kumara (IAS)
 • Superintendent of PoliceBalakrishna Maladandi (IPS)
Area
 • Total4,961 km2 (1,915 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,805,769
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA-MA
Vehicle registrationKA-11 (Mandya), KA-54 (Nagamangala)
Sex ratio1.015 /
Literacy70.40 %
Lok Sabha constituencyMandya Lok Sabha constituency
ClimateTropical Semi-arid (Köppen)
Precipitation691 millimetres (27.2 in)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature16 °C (61 °F)
Websitemandya.nic.in

Mandya district is an administrative district of Karnataka, India. The district is bordered on the south by Mysore and 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).[4]

  1. ^ "District Profile". Department of State Education Research Andrew Training. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Know India - Karnataka". Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "District Statistics". Official Website of Mandya district. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ "India Census Map". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010.