the encyclopedic entry of Mandya

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Geography

Mandya is located at . It has an average elevation of 678 metres (2224 feet).

The district is home to the famous Brindavan Gardens, at the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir, The Shivana Samudram waterfalls with their hydroelectricity generation plant (first hydroelectric plant in Asia), Srirangapatna (capital city of Tipu Sultan), and the Melukote temple. The Cauvery River is the main water source of Mandya, through the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir. Rice and sugarcane are the main crops.

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary along River Cauvery is in Mandya District.

Taluks

Mandya District consists of 7 taluks:

Malavalli
Maddur
Nagamangala
Krishnarajpet
Pandavapura
Srirangapatna
Mandya

Mandya has 7 assembly constituencies. Mandya constituency represented by M. Srinivas, Maddur- M.S. Siddaraju (now vacant because of his untimely death), Malavalli- P.M. Narendraswamy (now he is minister for Women and Child Development), K.R. Pet- K.B. Chandrashekhar, Nagamangala- Suresh Gowda, Melukote- C.S. Puttaraju and Srirangapattana- Ramesh babu.

Rivers

Mandya District has five important rivers, Kaveri River and its four tributories Hemavathi, Shimsha, Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mandya had a population of 131,211. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Mandya, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Mandya city is also place Peoples Education Society College of Engineering popularly known as PESCE one of the top engineering college in the region and also the degree and diploma courses in bharathi nagar and a It also houses lush green cricket stadium of international standards and also the degree and diploma courses in bharathi nagar. Karnataka government also started a Medical college recently in Mandya. It was one of the first by Karnataka government in decades.

Keonics computer center an Government of Karnataka organization is providing Computer Education for rural and unemployed youth at lower price.

Economy

The Mysore Sugar Company Ltd.) is located in the heart of Mandya City. It is one of the oldest sugar factories to be setup in Karnataka. It has a processing capacity of 5,000 tons of cane per day and was established 1933-1934.

The headquarters of the company is in Bangalore.

Politics

Mandya is known very well for its Politics. It has given many seasoned politicians to the Karnataka/Indian politics including the famed Chief minister of Karnataka Shri. S.M. Krishna.

Sight seeing

Explore the island fortress at Srirangapatna, built by Tipu Sultan, Tiger of Mysore, just 25 km from Mandya. Sriranganatha Temple is famous for the idol of Lord Vishnu in a sleeping posture on the Great Snake, Anantha. Visit Ganjam where the mortal remains of Tipu Sultan and his parents were laid to rest. See the beautiful ivory inlay on the doors and the exquisite architecture of the building. Just 4 km from Srirangapatna, set on 6 small islets on the Cauvery river is the Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, a favourite haunt of bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. Don?t miss the well laid Brindavan Gardens in Srirangapatna on the banks of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam. Boating is available here while musical fountains and beautiful illumination makes it stand out. The beautiful Shivanasamudra falls are located 60 km from Mandya. The river Cauvery falls from a great height and two separate falls are created, known as Gaganachukki and Bharachukki. Kokkrebellur is 40 km from Mandya and is home to migratory birds in October and November. You can watch painted cranes, spot billed pelicans and other variety of birds in their natural habitat. About 35 km is Melkote where the ancient Cheluvanarayanaswamy and Yoganarasimhaswamy temples are worth a visit.