Mansa district is a

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in the state of

Punjab, India Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states ...

. The district headquarters is Mansa 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

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, and on the south by

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state. It is situated on the

Bathinda Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda district. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth ...

Jind Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the ma ...

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railway and the Barnala- Sardulgarh-

Sirsa Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. It is located near the Thar Desert, 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilometers s ...

road. The district is divided into three

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

History

. Sardar Manshah of royal blood of Sakastan laid the foundation stone of Mansa city in the third century. 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 Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and ...

. 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 (

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) at Smadh. Class ‘A’ municipality has been functioning in the town since 1952. The town has two

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, viz. Govt. Nehru Memorial Post Graduate College and S.D. Kanya Mahavidyalaya College, 3 Senior Secondary Schools, 90

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, and one District

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and has one civil hospital, 3

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dispensaries. There are two police stations 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

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civilization. The

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finds at different villages of Mansa district are almost similar to those of

Harappa Harappa () is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about west of Sahiwal, that takes its name from a modern village near the former course of the Ravi River, which now runs to the north. Harappa is the type site of the Bronze Age Indus ...

and

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. It is divided into three parts ''Pre-Harappa'', ''Harappa'' and ''Late Harappa''.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Mansa district has a population of 2,423,655. This gives it a ranking of 489th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of , which was second lowest in Punjab. 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

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 90%.

Gender

The table below shows the sex ratio of Mansa district through decades. The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Mansa district.

Religions

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Mansa district.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.9% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1%

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as their first language.

Health

In the year 2017, Mansa district had the second highest number of

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cases in Punjab at 152. The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Mansa, as of year 2020. The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Mansa of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020. The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Mansa district by year.

Agriculture and industry

Mansa is situated in the

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belt of Punjab and therefore popularly called the "Area of

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". Indeed, agriculture forms the backbone of the district economy. Mansa is home to the largest

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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. In 2010-11, there were 1,974 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Mansa district, which provided employment to 7,276 people.

Major cities and towns

Village Ubha

Ubha is situated in Mansa District. It is famous for its temple (Jai Durga Maa Maisar Mandir).

Bareta

Bareta is situated on

–

railway line.

Budhlada or Badlada

Badlada was named after the Budha Singh Badholada, who was a

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sikh by

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. 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 * Bant Singh, Agricultural labour activist * Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Indian politician *

Deep Dhillon Deep Dhillon is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He played the role of Jayadratha in the famous Indian TV serial ''Mahabharat (1988 TV series), Mahabharat'', appeared as Dasharatha in the TV serial ''Jai Han ...

, Indian actor * Dilraj Singh Bhunder, Indian politician *

Gavie Chahal Navdeepak Singh Chahal better known by his stage name Gavie Chahal, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Bollywood, Hindi and Punjabi cinema. Career Chahal won the title of Mr. Punjab in 2000. His first music video, "Jattan de putt saad ...

, Indian actor, hails from the village of Sher Khan Wala * Gurpreet Singh Banawali, Indian politician * Harmanjeet Singh, Indian poet and lyricist * Kulwinder Billa, Indian singer, hails from the village of Dhaipi * Nand Singh, Indian army soldier * Nisha Bano, Indian actress and singer * Nirmal Rishi, Indian actress of film and television * Preet Sanghreri, Indian artist, lyricist and singer * Sawarn Singh, Indian Olympic rower *

Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 199329 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer and rapper. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music, Punjabi-language music and Punjabi cinema, cinema. Moose Wala is considered t ...

, Indian singer and politician; from the village of Moosa, his namesake *

Shipra Goyal Shipra Goyal is an Indian singer, popular for her songs like "Ishq Bulava", "Angreji Wali Madam", "Ungli", "Tutti Bole Wedding Di", "Yadaan Teriyaan", "Lovely VS PU", "Mainu Ishq Lagaa" and "Paro". Early life Though her paternal roots are i ...

, Indian singer * Sukhmeet Singh, Indian rower * Veena Verma, short-story writer * Vijay Singla, Indian politician

References

External links

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