Mandi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 33.79°N 74.25°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Poonch |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Mandi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3,045[2] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Kashmiri, Pahari, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 185102[3] |
Mandi is a village and municipality in Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is located from the district headquarters Poonch.
According to the 2011 census of India, Mandi has 855 households.[4] The literacy rate of Mandi was 97.51% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Mandi, Male literacy stands at 98.37% while the female literacy rate was 91.71%.
Population | 3,045 | 2,620 | 425 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 75 | 36 | 39 | |
57 | 56 | 1 | ||
46 | 42 | 4 | ||
Literacy | 97.51% | 98.37% | 91.71% | |
Workers (all) | 2,727 | 2,497 | 230 | |
Main workers (all) | 2,336 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 391 | 229 | 162 |
Mandi village is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Rajouri Highway.
The nearest major railway stations to Mandi are Jammu Tawi railway station and Awantipora railway station located at a distance of and respectively.
The nearest airport to Mandi is Jammu airport located at a distance of and is a 10-hour drive.