Mandya district

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Mandya
State	Karnataka
Division	Mysore
Sub-district	, , , , ,
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population  - Density	-
Deputy Commissioner
Website: [http://[ .nic.in .nic.in] [ .nic.in .nic.in]]

Mandya District (Kannada ಮಂಡ್ಯ ) is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. Mandya District is bounded on the south by Mysore District, on the west by Hassan District, on the north by Tumkur District and on the east by Bangalore District.

The main town is in Mandya District is Mandya. It is the third-most backward district in Karnataka^{[citation needed]}. It had a population of 1,763,705 of which 16.03% is urban as of 2001. [ www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]

Contents 1 Taluks 2 Rivers 3 Places to Visit 4 Notable People 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Taluks

Mandya District consists of 7 taluks:

• Malavalli
• Maddur
• Nagamangala
• Krishnarajpet (K.R Pet)
• Pandavapura
• Srirangapatna
• Mandya

[edit] Rivers

Mandya District has five important rivers, Kaveri River and its four tributories Hemavathi, Shimsha, Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi.^[1]

[edit] Places to Visit

Cheluvarayaswami temple, Melkote, Karnataka	Mandapa, Cheluvarayaswami temple, Melkote, Karnataka	Lakshminarayana temple,Hosaholalu, Mandya District, Karnataka	Panchalingeshwara temple profile, Govindanahalli, Mandya District, Karnataka
Mallikarjuna temple, Basaral, Mandya District, Karnataka	Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, Mandya District, Karnataka	View of Lord Narasimha Swamy Temple, Melkote, Mandya District, Karnataka

[edit] Notable People

• A N Murthy Rao - aethiest author and trans
• Ambareesh - Kannada movie actor and member of Parliament.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Mandya District at a glance. Mandya City Council. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

g.madegowda, H D chawdaiah

[edit] External links

• Map of taluks of Mandya District
• Map of Mandya District
• Mandya District profile
• Mandya City Council -Mandya District at a glance