Mansa district is a

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in the state of

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. The district headquarters is

Mansa Mansa may refer to: Places In India * Mansa, Gujarat, a town in northern Gujarat, Western India; the capital of: ** Mansa, Gujarat Assembly constituency ** Mansa State, a princely state under the Mahi Kantha Agency in India * Mansa district, ...

city. Mansa district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erst while district of Bathinda. The district has three tehsils: Mansa, Budhlada and Sardulgarh; and five development blocks: Mansa, Budhlada, Sardulgarh, Bhikhi and Jhunir.

Geography

The district is roughly triangular in shape and is bounded on the northwest by Bathinda district, on the northeast by Sangrur district, and on the south by

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state. It is situated on the

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railway and the Barnala- Sardulgarh-

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road. The district is divided into three

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s, Budhlada,

, and Sardulgarh. The Ghaggar River flows through the Sardulgarh Tehsil in the southwestern corner of the district.

History

Mansa District was formerly a part of the Phulkia Sikh Dynasty (1722–1948) then part of Kaithal Sikh Kingdom (1762–1857). The present district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erstwhile Bathinda district. The town is said to have been founded by Bhai Gurdas who hailed from Dhingar, Mansa district. He is said to have been married at this place among the Dhaliwal Jat Sikh. Once he came to his in-laws to take his wife along with him but they refused to send her. At this, Bhai Gurdas sat in

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before the house of his in-laws. After some time, the parents of the girl agreed to send their daughter with Bhai Gurdas. But he refused to take her along with him, stating that he had now renounced the worldly way of life. In his memory, his Smadh was constructed where a fair is held every year in March–April. People in large numbers attend the fair and offer

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s and Gur ( jaggery) at Smadh. Class ‘A’ municipality has been functioning in the town since 1952. The town has two Colleges, viz. Govt. Nehru Memorial Post Graduate College and S.D. Kanya Mahavidyalaya College, 3 Senior Secondary Schools, 90 High Schools, 1

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, 1

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, and one District

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and has one civil hospital, 3

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, 1 Ayurvedic, and 4

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dispensaries. There are two

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i.e. PS City and PS Sadar and also a

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Ancient period

The ancient history of the Mansa district has been traced to the Indus Valley civilization. The archaeological finds at different villages of Mansa district are almost similar to those of Harappa and

Mohenjo-Daro Mohenjo-daro (; sd, موئن جو دڙو'', ''meaning 'Mound of the Dead Men'; It is divided into three parts ''Pre-Harappa'', ''Harappa'' and ''Late Harappa''.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mansa district has a population of 769,751, roughly equal to the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 489th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.62%. Mansa has a

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of 880 females for every 1000 males and a

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of 62.8%. At the time of the 2011 census, 96.53% of the population spoke Punjabi and 2.77%

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as their first language.

Agriculture and industry

Mansa is situated in the

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belt of Punjab and therefore popularly called the "Area of white gold". Indeed, agriculture forms the backbone of the district economy. Mansa is home to the largest Thermal Power Plant of

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. The Thermal Power Plant has the capacity to produce 1980MW of electricity Industrially, the district is very deficient, yet some

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and

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is being carried out in urban areas.

Major cities and towns

Village Ubha

Ubha is situated in Mansa District. It is famous for its temple.

Bareta

Bareta is situated on

–

railway line.

Budhlada

Budhlada was named after the two brothers,

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and

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, who were

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by caste. It is also situated on

railway line. It was the largest market of Eastern Punjab and a very big recruitment centre for

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personnel.

Politics

Notable people

* Ajmer Singh Aulakh, Indian author,

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winner for Best Drama Director, hails from the village of Kishagarh Farwaahi * Aman Dhaliwal, Indian model and actor *

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, Indian actor * Gavie Chahal, Indian actor, hails from the village of Sher Khan Wala * Harmanjeet Singh, Indian poet and lyricist * Kulwinder Billa, Indian singer, hails from the village of Dhaipi * Nisha Bano, Indian actress and singer *

Nirmal Rishi Nirmal Rishi is an Indian Punjabi film and television actress. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie Long Da Lishkara (1983). She is best known for appearing in Punjabi movies like Nikka Zaildar, Nikka Za ...

, Indian actress of film and television * Sawarn Singh, Indian Olympic rower *

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, Indian singer and politician; from the village of Moosa, his namesake * Shipra Goyal, Indian singer * Sukhmeet Singh, Indian rower

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Districts of Punjab, India 1992 establishments in Punjab, India