The spirit of India lives in villages and only by changing the face of rural areas, we hope for a better future for the State and nation as a whole. Rural Development Department is engaged in changing the face of Rural Himachal through its many fold development schemes, working in a participatory manner with the rural folks.
An official Census 2011 detail of Mandi, a district of Himachal Pradesh has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Himachal Pradesh. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh.
In 2011, Mandi had population of 999,777 of which male and female were 498,065 and 501,712 respectively. In 2001 census, Mandi had a population of 901,344 of which males were 447,872 and remaining 453,472 were females.
| S/N | Name of the Organizational Unit | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No. Of Paanchayats | 473 |
| 2 | Backward Panchayats | 143 |
| 3 | Villages | 3374 |
| 4 | Panchayat Samities | 10 [Sadar, Balh, Sundernagar, Gopalpur, Dharampur, Chauntra, Drang, Gohar, Karsog, Seraj] |
| 5 | Zila Parishad | Mandi |
| 6 | Local Urban Bodies | 7 [MC Mandi, MC Sundernagar, MC Joginder Nagar , MC Balh ,NP Sarkaghat, NP Rewalsar, NP Karsog] |
| 7 | Assembly Constituencies | 10 [26-Karsog, 29-Seraj, 28-Nachan, 27-Sundernagar, 34-Balh, 35-Sarkaghat, 32-Dharampur, 31-Jogindernagar, 30-Drang, 33-Mandi Sadar] |
| 8 | Parliament Constituency | Mandi-2;Hamirpur-3 |