Mansa District, Punjab

Mansa is an administrative district in Punjab, India. The district is located about 175 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is in Mansa. Punjabi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,198 km², including 2,149.33 km² of rural area and 48.67 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Mansa District

Mansa District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 244 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Budhlada88712.99
2Mansa86894.71
3Sardulgarh70590.30

Population of Mansa District

According to the 2011 Census, Mansa District had a population of 7,69,751 people living in 1,49,630 households. The population comprised 4,08,732 males and 3,61,019 females, with an average population density of 350 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population7,69,7516,06,1471,63,604
Male Population4,08,7323,22,18486,548
Female Population3,61,0192,83,96377,056
Total Households1,49,6301,17,23232,398
Population Density350 / km²282 / km²3,361 / km²

Mansa District had 4,23,560 literate people and 84,763 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 2,58,878 and 0 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)84,76366,79917,964
Literate Population4,23,5603,13,2441,10,316
Illiterate Population3,46,1912,92,90353,288
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,58,8782,17,55341,325
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.