Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Mandi is the headquarters of the district.
The main native language is Mandeali.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Himachal Pradesh (out of 12), after Kangra. The upper areas of Mandi district are part of the geographical, historical and cultural Mahasu region.
Demographics
Population
According to the 2011 census, Mandi district has a population of 999,777 or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 446th in India (out of a total of 640).
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|+ Religious groups in Mandi State (British Punjab province era)
! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group
! colspan="2" |1901
! colspan="2" |1911
! colspan="2" |1921
! colspan="2" |1931
! colspan="2" |1941
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! Hinduism 15px
| 170,304
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| 178,115
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| 181,358
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| 199,935
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| 227,463
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! Islam 15px
| 3,187
|
| 2,799
|
| 3,462
|
| 6,351
|
| 4,328
|
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! Buddhism 15px
| 510
|
| 164
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| 76
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| 138
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| 208
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! Sikhism 15px
| 41
|
| 26
|
| 142
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| 899
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| 583
|
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! Christianity 15px
| 3
|
| 4
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| 10
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| 141
|
| 11
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! Jainism 15px
| 0
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| 2
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
|
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! Judaism 15px
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 1
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| 0
|
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! Zoroastrianism 15px
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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! Others
| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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! Total population
! 174,045
!
! 181,110
!
! 185,048
!
! 207,465
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! 232,593
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