Mandya
| Mandya ಮಂಡ್ಯ | |
|---|---|
| City | |
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PES College of Engineering, Mandya | |
  Mandya | |
| Coordinates: 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°ECoordinates: 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State |
 Karnataka |
| Region | Bayaluseeme |
| District | Mandya |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | B.N Krishnaiah |
| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 131,211 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 571401 |
| Website |
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Mandya (Kannada: ಮಂಡ್ಯ) is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of Mandya district and is located 40 km from Mysore and 100 km from Bangalore.
Geography
Mandya is located at 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 678 metres (2224 feet).
Economy
The Mysore Sugar Company Ltd. is located in the heart of Mandya City. It is one of the oldest sugar factories to be set up in Karnataka. It has a processing capacity of 5,000 tons of cane per day and was established in 1933-1934.[2]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Mandya had a population of 131,211. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Mandya, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people
Politics and Social Service
- Jayalalithaa - Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- S M Krishna - Former External affairs minister of Govt of India, Former chief minister of Karnataka state & former Governor of Maharashtra state.
- Ambarish - Popular Kannada film Star, and a Member of Legislative Assembly, and a cabinet minister in present government
- B.S.Yediyurappa- Karnataka's 25th chief minister,yediyurappa was born in Bookanakere, K.R.Pete taluk.
- Divya Spandana - Popular South Indian film actress popularly known by the name Ramya. She represented the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency up to May 2014 in the Indian Parliament by winning a bye-election in 2013.
Art and literature
- B. M. Srikantaiah - Influential author, writer and translator of Kannada literature.
- Pu Te Narasimhachar - Famous playwright, poet of Kannada language.
- A N Murthy Rao - Author and translator.
- K. S. Narasimhaswamy - The Creator of famous romantic poem book Mysoora Mallige.
- M.N.Singaramma Dr. - Writer of Philosophical Books in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi.
- Anasuya Shankar,popularly known by her pen name as Triveni - as a writer of modern Kannada fiction..
- Jayalakshmi Seethapura, folklorist, feminist and writer.
Cinema
- Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar - Kannada film director.
- Divya Spandana - Popular South Indian film actress popularly known by the name Ramya. She represented the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency up to May 2014 in the Indian Parliament by winning a bye-election in 2013.
- Sridhar Rangayan - Filmmaker - Director / Writer of internationally acclaimed films.
- Prem - Kannada film director and Actor.
- Nagashekar - Actor and director.
- Vishnuvardhan (actor) - Popular South Indian film actor, born in Hallegere, Mandya.
- Ambareesh - Popular Kannada film actor.
- Ravishankar - Popular Kannada film actor.
- Amulya - Popular Kannada film actress.
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandya
- ↑ Karnataka sugar industry
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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