Mansa (district)

Mansa District
State	Punjab
Division :	Faridkot
Administrative headquarters :	Mansa
Area :	2198 km²
Residents :	769,751 (2011)
Population density :	350 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://www.mansa.nic.in

Mansa ( Punjabi : ਮਾਨਸਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ) is a district in the Indian state of Punjab .

The district was detached on April 13, 1992 from what was then the Bathinda district . He belongs to the Faridkot division . It covers an area of ​​2198 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Mansa . The district is located in the so-called "cotton belt" of Punjab. In the extreme south, the Ghaggar River crosses the district. The most widely spoken and official language is Punjabi .

population

The population was 769,751 in the 2011 census, 10 years earlier it was 688,758. This corresponds to an increase of 11.8%. The gender ratio was 883 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 61.83% (67.31% for men, 55.68% for women). 77.75% of the population were Sikhs , 20.34% Hindu .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 3 tehsils :

• Budhlada
• Mansa
• Sardulgarh

Cities with Municipal Council status are:

• Bareta
• Budhlada
• Mansa

Cities with Nagar Panchayat status are:

• Bhikhi
• Sardulgarh

Web links

Commons : Mansa District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• District homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} District Administration of Mansa
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.census2011.co.in