Mandi State was a princely state in British India, with the town of Mandi as its capital. The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which included two towns and 3,625 villages, was part of the States of the Punjab Hills. It was located in the Himalayan range, bordering to the west, north, and east on the British Punjabi district of Kangra; to the south, on Suket; and to the southwest, on Bilaspur. As of 1941, population of Mandi State was 232,598 and area of the state was .Mandi Princely State (11 gun salute) A sanad issued dated 24 October 1846 established a subsidiary alliance between Mandi and the British.
List of rulers The rulers bore the title of Raja. +List of rulers of Mandi StateNamePortraitTenureReign startReign endRaja Ajbar Sen15271534Raja Chhatar Sen15341554Raja Sahib Sen15541575Raja Narain Sen15751595Raja Keshab Sen15951616Raja Hari Sen16161637Raja Suraj Sen16371664Raja Shyam Sen16641679Raja Gaur Sen16791684Raja Sidhi Sen16841727Raja Shamsher Sen17271781Raja Surma Sen17811788Raja Ishwari Sen17881826
Demographics + Religious groups in Mandi State (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup19011911192119311941 Hinduism 170,304 178,115 181,358 199,935 227,463 Islam 3,187 2,799 3,462 6,351 4,328 Buddhism 510 164 76 138 208 Sikhism 41 26 142 899 583 Christianity 3 4 10 141 11 Jainism 0 2 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 1 0 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 0 Total population 174,045 181,110 185,048 207,465 232,593
See also List of Indian princely states Rulers of Suket and Mandi
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