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Mandya District

Mandya district
ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
district
Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu
Nickname(s): Sakkare Nadu
Location in Karnataka, India
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E / 12.52; 76.9Coordinates: 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E / 12.52; 76.9
Country  India
State Karnataka
Region Bayaluseeme
Division Mysore Division
Established 1 July 1939
Headquarters Mandya
Talukas Mandya, Malavalli, Maddur, Nagamangala, Krishnarajpet, Pandavapura, Srirangapatna
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner ZIYAULLAH S IAS
Area
 • Total 4,961 km2 (1,915 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,805,769
 • Density 360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA-MA
Vehicle registration KA-11,(KA-54 nagamangala)
Sex ratio 1.015 /
Literacy 70.40 %
Lok Sabha constituency Mandya Lok Sabha constituency
Climate Tropical Semi-arid (Köppen)
Precipitation 691 millimetres (27.2 in)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 16 °C (61 °F)
Website mandya.nic.in

Mandya District is an administrative district of Karnataka, India. Mandya District borders on the south by Mysore District, on the west by Hassan District, on the north by Tumkur District and on the east by Ramanagar district. The district was formed in the year 1939.Mandya district is called as "SAKKARE NADU"(ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ನಾಡು ಮಂಡ್ಯ)because of Sugarcane is Major crop grown here,and people's of here are most lovely and kindness so they are called as"SAKKARE NADINA AKKARE JANATHE" (ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ನಾಡಿನ ಅಕ್ಕರೆ ಜನತೆ).

The main town is in Mandya District is Mandya. As of 2011, the district population was 1,808,680 of which 16.03% was urban.

Mandya district gets its name from the city of Mandya which is also the headquarters of the district. Although the widely purported mythical story about the name is that the region is named after a sage called Maandavya, but scholars and academicians have stated based on ancient inscription that this region was referred as 'Man-ta-ya' (ಮಂಟಯ), meaning a habitat preceding a civilization or roughly an ancient abode ("ಆವಾಸಸ್ತಾನ, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನವಾದ ನಾಗರೀಕತೆಗೂ ಮುನ್ನಿನ ಜನವಸತಿ ಎಂಬ ಅರ್ಥವಿದೆ". "ಸುವರ್ಣ ಮಂಡ್ಯ" ಪುಸ್ತಕದಿಂದ - ಸಂಪಾದಕರು ದೇ. ಜವಾರೇಗೌಡ (ದೇಜಗೌ)). And gradually it became Mandya.

Mandya's history is closely related to the history of the old Mysore State, which included the present district of Mandya and areas around the Cauvery Basin. Ruled successively by the kings of the Ganga dynasty and then the Cholas and the Hoysalas, the area was annexed by the rulers of Vijayanagara in 1346. After the cruel battle of 1565 When the Vijayanagara king was defeated by the combined power of the Sultans of the Deccan, the Vijayanagara Empire began to lose its power and extent. The Wodeyars of Mysore gradually grew in importance. Before long, they had established their own rule over a large part of South India which included all of old Mysore, parts of the present Tamil Nadu and the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Dharwar, with Srirangapatna as their capital.


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