Mandikal ( Kannada: ಮಂಡಿಕಲ್) is a village located in present Chikkaballapura taluk, Karnataka, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 910. It is 5.06 km² in area.

Geography and culture

The village is situated about 80 km from

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and the nearest highway is

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. Mandikal is classified as a hobli, and it has a government school with grades from 1st standard to 10th standard. A Government ITI and PU college are also located in the village. Nearby villages are Gundalamandikal, Hosahalli, Bachenahalli, Yatagana halli, Nalapana halli, Jegana halli, Jidamakala halli, Yarabapana halli and Kammaguta halli. Kannada and

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are the two main languages of the settlement. It lies along the route to the popular trekking destination of Avulabetta hill.

Economy

The main occupation of the village's residents are subsistence farming and herding.

References

Villages in Kolar district {{Adjacent communities, Center=Mandikal, WEST=Dorabure, N=Kammaguttahalli, South=Gundlamandikal, E=Hosahalli