Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mandi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1185 |
Population Total: | 5000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 175031 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sundernagar |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Mandi |
Website: | https://www.jaidevi.in/ |
Footnotes: | Copyright Jaidevi |
Official Name: | Jaidevi |
Native Name Lang: | Mandayli |
Jaidevi is a small village in Mandi District in Himachal Pradesh.It is situated 13 km off the National Highway that connects Chandigarh and Manali, NH-21. It is also en route to Karsog which is a small but important town of Mandi District.
The name of the village derives from the temple of Kamaksha. Kamaksha is also kul devi of King Of Suket The ancient temple is highly revered and visited by thousands of devotees. It is also the family deity of the erstwhile raja (ruler) of Suket state which was merged in the state of Himachal Pradesh in April 1948. The village is situated at an elevation of about 1200m above the sea level and is surrounded by thick pine forest which really makes its ambiences scenic and worth of visiting. The view of Kamrunag and Shikari mountains is breath taking from here. There is a government senior secondary school Jaidevi, Post office, an ayurvedic dispensary Jaidevi and branch of the State Bank of India Jaidevi in the village.
The population of the village (Panchayat) is about 5,000. The village population is mainly dependent on agriculture and the chief crop of the village is maize.
jaidevi is name derived from of hindu goddess. The king family of suket raj pariwar called kuldevi to jaidevi mata. According to beliefs, it is said that when the Suket rulers shifted their capital from Pangna to Lohara and then to Kartarpur (Old Market), the idol of the goddess was installed in Jai Devi. This place was named Jai Devi only after the goddess was installed.