Mandya

History

Mandya celebrated its 75th year anniversary (Amrutha Mahothsava) in 2015. The KRS dam was built by Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV and M. Visvesvaraya in Mandya, opening in 1932. Mandya is home to a number of historically important sites. In 2016, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated another 13 feet statue of Bahubali, a much revered figure among Jains. He was the son of Adinath, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin, identified with the 3rd – 9th centuries in Arthipura, Mandya district. The excavation is expected to be completed by 2018. The Archaeological Survey of India has also excavated an 8th-century statue of Bahubali in Arthipura, Maddur, Mandya, Karnataka, that is 3 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall.

Mandya RTO Code is KA11

Geography

Mandya is located at . It has an average elevation of 678 m.

Demographics

As per the 2011 India census, Mandya had a population of 137,358. The sex ratio is 1000 females per 1000 males, higher than the state average of 973. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 85.32%, higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy is 89.39%, and female literacy is 81.29%. 10.14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes constitute 13.40% while Scheduled Tribes constitute 1.17% of the total population of Mandya (CMC).

Transport

The Mandya railway station is located in the city centre, well connected to Mysuru and Bengaluru. There are daily train services to Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochuveli, Mangalore, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Hubli, Ballari and weekly trains to Varanasi, Darbhanga, Jaipur, Ajmer. The city has a KSRTC bus stand with frequent buses to Bangalore and Mysore. The NH-275/SH-88 is a major highway passing through the city.

Climate

| Jan record high C = 35.6 | Feb record high C = 36.8 | Mar record high C = 38.0 | Apr record high C = 39.6 | May record high C = 39.1 | Jun record high C = 37.9 | Jul record high C = 34.4 | Aug record high C = 34.0 | Sep record high C = 35.1 | Oct record high C = 33.5 | Nov record high C = 33.0 | Dec record high C = 36.6 | year record high C = 39.6 | Jan record low C = 8.0 | Feb record low C = 9.0 | Mar record low C = 11.1 | Apr record low C = 15.0 | May record low C = 11.7 | Jun record low C = 12.1 | Jul record low C = 15.0 | Aug record low C = 12.2 | Sep record low C = 12.7 | Oct record low C = 12.3 | Nov record low C = 10.1 | Dec record low C = 8.1 | year record low C = 8.0 | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | access-date = 19 April 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | access-date = 18 April 2020}}

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