Mandya district

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  ?ಮಂಡ್ಯ - Mandya
Karnataka • India
Coordinates: (find coordinates)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Headquarters Mandya
Subdistrict
Deputy Commissioner
Codes
• Vehicle
• KA-11

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]. As of 2001, its population was 1,763,705 of which 16.03% was urban.[1]

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[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 tributaries Hemavathi, Shimsha, Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi.[2]

[edit] Places to visit

Cheluvnarayanaswami temple, Melkote, Karnataka

Mantapa, Cheluvanarayanaswami temple, Melkote, Karnataka

Lakshminarayana Temple,Hosaholalu, Mandya District, Karnataka

Panchalingeshwara temple, 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 residents

  • Ambarish - Popular film Star, and a Member of Parliament.
  • G Madegowda - an ex MP, and a prominent farmer leader
  • S M Krishna - Former Governor of Maharastra state, former chief minister of Karnataka state
  • A N Murthy Rao - atheist author and translator
  • Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar - noted film director.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links


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