Mansa is a city with municipality and former princely state in Gandhinagar district in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It was the capital of Mansa state, ruled by the Chavda Rajputs.
History
During the British Raj], Mansa was a third class non-salute state under the Mahi Kantha Agency. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948.
Ruling raols Reign startReign endRulerNot knownNot knownJorajjiNot knownNot knownBhimsinhjiNot known1886Rajsinhji Bhimsinhji (b. 1850 - d. 18..)18861889Kesrisinhji Bhimsinhji (d. 1889)18 May 18891934 Takhatsinhji Kesrisinhji (b. 1877 - d. 1934)17 August 1889November 1897Regent4 January 19341947 Sujjansinhji Takhatsinhji (b. 1908 - d. ....)
Geography Mansa is located at 23.43°N 72.67°E.Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mansa It has an average elevation of 94 metres (308 feet).
Demographics India census, Mansa had a population of 27,922. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansa had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 63%. In Mansa, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Places of interest There is an ancient stepwell in the town. It is 5.40 in diameter. There are idols of Amba and Bhairava in niches. There is an inscription of 28 lines in the stepwell.
There are old Vaishnava temples, havelis, dedicated to Govardhannath and Dwarkadhish.
Notable people Amit Shah, politician and home minister of India
References
External links and sources India Princely States on www.uq.net.au as archived on web.archive.org, with genealogy