Mandi Tehsil
Mandi | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 185102 |
| Telephone code | 01965 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Literacy | 58.28% |
| Website | www |
Mandi is a town and a tehsil in the Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] Mandi is located in east of the Poonch district, about 171 kilometres (106 mi) from Srinagar and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the Line of Control with Pakistan. The Ancient Hindu temple Baba Budha Amernath is located here.
Demographics
The total projected population of Mandi Tehsil is 77,947, with 41,365 males and 36,582 females according to the
Transportation
Air
Rail
There is no railway connectivity to Mandi. There are plans to construct a Jammu–Poonch line which will connect Jammu with Poonch with railways. The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station located 240 kilometres from Mandi.
Road
The tehsil is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and other intra-district roads.
See also
- Poonch
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Rajouri
- Surankote
- Jammu
References
- ^ "Administrative Setup in District Poonch". Poonch District. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Mandi Tehsil Population". Census India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, p. 2.
- ^ Shackle 1979, p. 201.
Works cited
- Lothers, Michael; Lothers, Laura (2010). Pahari and Pothwari: a sociolinguistic survey (Report). SIL Electronic Survey Reports. Vol. 2010–012.
- ISSN 0079-1636.
