Mandi Tehsil
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Mandi | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
 A view of Mandi from the Western Hills | |
  Mandi Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Mandi Mandi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′46″N 74°15′14″E / 33.79611°N 74.25389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Poonch |
| Headquarters | Mandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil |
| • Body | Tehsildar |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 77,947 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | [[Gojari language|Gojari], English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Gojari, Kashmiri, Pahari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 185102 |
| Telephone code | 01965 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Literacy | 58.28% |
| Website | www |
Mandi is a town and a tehsil in the Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] Mandi is located in east of the Poonch district, about 171 kilometres (106 mi) from Srinagar and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the Line of Control with Pakistan. The Ancient Hindu temple Baba Budha Amernath is located here.
The total projected population of Mandi Tehsil is 77,947, with 41,365 males and 36,582 females according to the 2011 census of India. The population includes Gujjars, Bakerwals, Pahari-Pothwari Speakers,[3] which is intermediate between Lahnda and Punjabi.[4] and Kashmiris.
