Mandla

Mandla
Mandla Fort Railway Station,
Kanha National Park,
Dens forest in mandla
Mandla is located in Madhya Pradesh
Mandla
Mandla
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 22°35′52″N 80°22′17″E / 22.59778°N 80.37139°E / 22.59778; 80.37139
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictMandla
Elevation
445 m (1,460 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total71,579
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
481 661
Vehicle registrationMP-51
Websitemandla.nic.in

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.