mandya

Mandya celebrated its 75th year anniversary (Amrutha Mahothsava) in 2015. The KRS dam was built by Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV and M. Visvesvaraya in Mandya, opening in 1932. Mandya is home to a number of historically important sites. In 2016, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated another {{convert|13|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} statue of Bahubali, a much revered figure among Jains. He was the son of Adinath, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin, identified with the 3rd – 9th centuries in Arthipura, Mandya district. The excavation is expected to be completed by 2018.{{citation |last=Girish |first=M. B. |author-link=M. B. Girish |title=Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151204/nation-current-affairs/article/another-jain-centre-under-excavation-mandya-district |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 February 2016 |orig-year=4 December 2015 }}{{update inline|date=November 2019}} The Archaeological Survey of India has also excavated an 8th-century statue of Bahubali in Arthipura, Maddur, Mandya, Karnataka, that is {{convert|3|feet|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} feet wide and {{convert|3.5|feet|m|abbr=on}} tall.{{citation |title=Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Eighth-Century-Jain-Temple-Discovered-in-Maddur/2015/01/07/article2607640.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110053310/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Eighth-Century-Jain-Temple-Discovered-in-Maddur/2015/01/07/article2607640.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2015 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=7 January 2015 }}

Mandya RTO Code is KA11{{Cite web |title=Transport Department, Karnataka |url=https://etc.karnataka.gov.in/General/rto_office.aspx |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=etc.karnataka.gov.in}}

Mandya is located at {{Coord|12.52|N|76.9|E|}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Mandya.html|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandya|access-date=6 May 2016|work=fallingrain.com}} It has an average elevation of {{convert|678|m}}.

As per the 2011 India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.mandyacity.mrc.gov.in/en/city-summary|title=City summary}} Mandya had a population of 137,358. The sex ratio is 1000 females per 1000 males, higher than the state average of 973. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 85.32%, higher than the state average of 75.36%: male literacy is 89.39%, and female literacy is 81.29%. 10.14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Scheduled Castes constitute 13.40% while Scheduled Tribes constitute 1.17% of the total population of Mandya (CMC).{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011 |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803168-mandya-karnataka.html |access-date= |publisher=Census Commission of India}}

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|78.55}}

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|label3 = Tamil |value3 = 4.79 |color3 = royalblue

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|label5 = Hindi |value5 = 1.87 |color5 = orange

|label6 = Marathi |value6 = 1.46 |color6 = red

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The Mandya railway station is located in the city centre, well connected to Mysuru and Bengaluru. There are daily train services to Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochuveli, Mangalore, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Hubli, Ballari and weekly trains to Varanasi, Darbhanga, Jaipur, Ajmer. The city has a KSRTC bus stand with frequent buses to Bangalore and Mysore. The NH-275/SH-88 is a major highway passing through the city.{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/industry/sugar/|title=Sugar industry|access-date=6 May 2016|work=karnataka.com}}

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| location = Mandya (1991–2020, extremes 1972–2020)

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan record high C = 35.6

| Feb record high C = 36.8

| Mar record high C = 38.0

| Apr record high C = 39.6

| May record high C = 39.1

| Jun record high C = 37.9

| Jul record high C = 34.4

| Aug record high C = 34.0

| Sep record high C = 35.1

| Oct record high C = 33.5

| Nov record high C = 33.0

| Dec record high C = 36.6

| year record high C = 39.6

| Jan high C = 30.1

| Feb high C = 32.4

| Mar high C = 34.7

| Apr high C = 35.0

| May high C = 33.9

| Jun high C = 30.6

| Jul high C = 29.5

| Aug high C = 29.3

| Sep high C = 30.1

| Oct high C = 29.7

| Nov high C = 29.1

| Dec high C = 28.6

| year high C = 31.1

| Jan low C = 15.5

| Feb low C = 17.3

| Mar low C = 19.9

| Apr low C = 21.9

| May low C = 21.7

| Jun low C = 20.7

| Jul low C = 20.3

| Aug low C = 20.3

| Sep low C = 20.0

| Oct low C = 19.8

| Nov low C = 18.2

| Dec low C = 16.1

| year low C = 19.3

| Jan record low C = 8.0

| Feb record low C = 9.0

| Mar record low C = 11.1

| Apr record low C = 15.0

| May record low C = 11.7

| Jun record low C = 12.1

| Jul record low C = 15.0

| Aug record low C = 12.2

| Sep record low C = 12.7

| Oct record low C = 12.3

| Nov record low C = 10.1

| Dec record low C = 8.1

| year record low C = 8.0

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 0.8

| Feb rain mm = 1.1

| Mar rain mm = 13.7

| Apr rain mm = 53.2

| May rain mm = 94.8

| Jun rain mm = 60.4

| Jul rain mm = 50.5

| Aug rain mm = 91.4

| Sep rain mm = 122.5

| Oct rain mm = 176.9

| Nov rain mm = 54.6

| Dec rain mm = 12.9

| year rain mm = 732.8

| Jan rain days = 0.2

| Feb rain days = 0.2

| Mar rain days = 1.0

| Apr rain days = 3.4

| May rain days = 5.7

| Jun rain days = 4.0

| Jul rain days = 4.7

| Aug rain days = 6.0

| Sep rain days = 6.5

| Oct rain days = 8.9

| Nov rain days = 4.1

| Dec rain days = 1.1

| year rain days = 45.7

|time day = 17:30 IST

| Jan humidity = 41

| Feb humidity = 35

| Mar humidity = 33

| Apr humidity = 42

| May humidity = 51

| Jun humidity = 65

| Jul humidity = 67

| Aug humidity = 67

| Sep humidity = 63

| Oct humidity = 67

| Nov humidity = 64

| Dec humidity = 54

|year humidity = 54

|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf

| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| access-date = April 8, 2024

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{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| title = Station: Mandya Climatological Table 1981–2010

| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = January 2015

| pages = 473–474

| access-date = 19 April 2020}}

{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = December 2016

| page = M100

| access-date = 18 April 2020}}

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File:Ambedkar statue in front of DC office, Mandya.jpg|DC office

File:Kaveri park in Mandya.jpg|Kaveri park

File:Horticulture department in Mandya.jpg|Horticulture department, where the 'Phala Pushpa Pradarshana' happens every year in Mandya

File:Carmel convent school, Mandya.jpg|Entrance of Carmel convent school, Mandya

File:Court complex, Mandya.jpg|Court complex

File:Vishveshwaraiah stadium.jpg|Vishveshwaraiah stadium

• Tourist Attractions in Mandya

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• [https://archive.today/20121218200629/http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/ Homepage of Mandya]

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