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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Mandhali
| native_name            =
| native_name_lang       = pan
| settlement_type        = Village
| pushpin_map            = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates            = {{coord|31.1928783|N|75.8253407|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar]]
| government_type        = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body         = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref              = Metric
| elevation_m            = 251
| population_footnotes   =
| population_total       =  1655<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35571|title=Mandhali Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of       = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note        = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 916/739 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym     =
| demographics_type1     = Languages
| demographics1_title1   = Official
| demographics1_info1    = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2   =
| demographics1_info2    =
| timezone1              = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1            = +5:30
| postal_code_type       = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code            = 144501
| area_code_type         = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code              = 01884
| iso_code               = IN-PB
| registration_plate     =
| blank1_name_sec2       = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2       = Kultham<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}
'''Mandhali''' or '''Mandali''' is a village in [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located {{convert|1.7|km}} away from postal head office Kultham, {{convert|8|km}} from [[Phagwara]], {{convert|28|km}} from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and {{convert|120|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is administrated by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Demography ==
As of 2011, Mandhali has a total number of 328 houses and population of 1655 of which 916 include are males while 739 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|literacy rate]] of Mandhali is 59.93%, lower than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 170 which is 10.27% of total population of Mandhali, and [[child sex ratio]] is approximately 635 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>
Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 30.15% of total population in Mandhali. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />
As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 924 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mandhali which includes 546 males and 378 females. According to census survey report 2011, 62.77% workers describe their work as main work and 37.23% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing [[livelihood]] for less than 6 months.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary with secondary/higher secondary school founded in 1962.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gsss-mandhali/03060307702|title=Details about GSSS Mandhali School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> The school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]]. Sikh National college is the nearest colleges<ref name="SBSNP" /> and [[Lovely Professional University]] is {{convert|17|km}} away from the village.
== Landmarks and history ==
The village has a mausoleum called [[Rauza Mandhali Sharif]]. It has the tomb of Sayed-ul-Shaykh Hazrat Abdullah Shah Qadri which was built by himself. A fair is held at the Rauza in the month of June and July every year which is attended by people of all religions, castes and cultures. The mausoleum also has the tombs of Ali Ahmed Shah Qadri, Bhajan Shah Qadri and Gulam Bille Shah. Umre Shah Qadri is the present head of the shrine.
== Transport ==
Kultham Baba Abdullah Shah railway station is the nearest train station, However, Phagwara Junction train station is {{convert|10|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport located {{convert|55|km}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is {{convert|125|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Mandhali,+Punjab/Kulthamabdullashah+H,+Shaheed+Bhagat+Singh+Nagar,+Punjab/Mandhali,+Punjab/Phagwara+Jn,+Phagwara/Mandhali,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Mandhali,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport,+Raja+Sansi,+Punjab/@31.2737078,74.8246179,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m50!4m49!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a8cc890d9b17f:0xed1e2cebd74dc55b!2m2!1d75.8337855!2d31.192681!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a8cd4fb174c3d:0xa43abeb2b95e2491!2m2!1d75.849995!2d31.202796!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a8cc890d9b17f:0xed1e2cebd74dc55b!2m2!1d75.8337855!2d31.192681!1m5!1m1!1s0x391af4de1abdfcf5:0xbd9c6db3fcb8e828!2m2!1d75.7654843!2d31.2171926!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a8cc890d9b17f:0xed1e2cebd74dc55b!2m2!1d75.8337855!2d31.192681!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a8cc890d9b17f:0xed1e2cebd74dc55b!2m2!1d75.8337855!2d31.192681!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Mandhali (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]
*[[Mandali caste]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201629/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]
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