Mandi is a village and municipality in
Poonch district of the
India
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union territory
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of
Jammu and Kashmir
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* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
. The town is located from the district headquarters
Poonch.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India, Mandi has 855 households.
The literacy rate of Mandi was 97.51% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Mandi, Male literacy stands at 98.37% while the female literacy rate was 91.71%.
Transport
Road
Mandi village is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Rajouri Highway.
Rail
The nearest major railway stations to Mandi are
Jammu Tawi railway station
Jammu Tawi railway station (station code: JAT) is a railway station in the city of Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Background
Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead for ...
and
Awantipora railway station
Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station is situated in notified area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district. It is the headquarters of Pulwama division of Northern railway zone. It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, the others being ...
located at a distance of and respectively.
Air
The nearest airport to Mandi is Jammu airport located at a distance of and is a 10-hour drive.
See also
*
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
*
Poonch district
*
Poonch
References
Villages in Mandi tehsil
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