Department of Education

Mandi District

Headquarter	Mandi 760 m.
Climate	Summers are pleasant, Winter are cold
Area	3950 Sq. Km
Population	776372 persons
Density	197 Persons per sq. Km

General Information: Mandi state was founded by Ajmer Sen 191th descendant of Raja Bahu Sen, 1527-AD. With the merger of Mandi and Suket two princely states, Mandi was declared as the fourth district of Himachal on 15th April, 1948.
MANDI : 750 m. : Situated at a distance of 150 km from Shimla on both banks of river Beas and its tributary-Saketi, the town is famous for its temples and is surrounded by hills on three sides. This thickly populated town is famous for its large number of temples made of stone with beautiful carvings having Shikhara style dome structure. Shivratri fair in Mandi is celebrated as a state level function with a great pomp and show attracting crowds from all over in the big ground called 'Paddal'. Recreational activities, political functions and cricket matches of Ranji Trophy level are also organised here.

Access:
Air Nearest airport is Bhunter near Kullu 59 km .
Road Well connected with other highways. Shimia 143 km, Chandigarh 205 km, Pathankot (Panjab) 215 km, Dharamsala 126 km, Kullu 69 km.
Rail The nearest narrow gauge rail terminus is Joginder Nagar 55 Km

Places of Interest:


Rewalsar : 1,350 m. Rewalsar Lake at a distance of 29 km from Mandi on a motorable road is famous as a piligrim centre. The hindu temples, a sikh gurdwara and a buddhist monastery coexist here in perfect harmony around the lake. On surrounding hilltops of Rewalsar town there are a few more picturesque lakes .		Janjehii : 2,410 m. Janjehli at a distance of 67 km from Mandi is a paradise for trekkers, hikers, and naturalists. Many treks to Shikari Devi temple 2,850 m., Kamru Nag lake 3,600 m., famous for a big festival held in June annually and into Karsog valley branch off from here through dense forests full of wild life. It is believed that Pandavas stayed in these hills during exile.
Barot: 1,785 m. Barot, at a distance of 20 km from Joginder nagar connected by a bridle path and a ropewary, is a beautiful picnic spot on the bank of river Uhl. Icy cold waters of this river-a tributary of river Beas-has plenty of trout for fishing pleasures of the anglers. It is motorable and accessible from Mandi town. A rest house is available here.		Joginder Nagar : 1,500 m. 165 km from Pathankot is situated on Pathankot-Kullu NH. Known for hydro electric power project fed by Uhl river reservoir at Barot, the water rushes down through penstock pipes covering a distance of I Km.The generated hydro electricity is mainly being used by Punjab state on account of an historical agreement between Raja of Mandi and Punjab.
Chindi : 1,850 m. Chindi is a small village known for its scenic beauty, open vast valley offering beautiful sunset and newly planted apple orchards.A trek through woods of assorted forests leads to Shikari Devi 2,850 m. famous for wild life. From Chindi one can go to the town of Karsog 12 km away and visit to an ancient wooden Mamieshwar Mahadev temple at Mamel and Kamaksha Devi temple at Kaw is rewarding. From Chindi one can also visit famous Nag temple Mahunag (snake temple) 10 km away on a bifurcation from Dharmour village on main road leading to Shimla.		Tattapani : 656m Tattapani at a distance of 53 km from Shimla on way to Mandi via Mashobra is famous for hot water sulpur springs bubbling on the banks of river Satlej. Thse water are curative for skin diseases. Four km away from Tattapani is a cave temple dedicated to Lord shiva at Saraur on a mettled link road.