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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Mandikal
| pushpin_map        = India#Karnataka
| coordinates        = {{coord|13|36|00|N|77|44|00|E}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[States of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]]
| native_name_lang   = kan
| native_name        = ಮಂಡಿಕಲ್
| population_total   = 910
| population_as_of   = 2011
| elevation_m        = 921
| utc_offset         = +5:30
| area_code          = 08158
| area_land_km2      = 5.06
}}
'''Mandikal''' ([[Kannada]]: ಮಂಡಿಕಲ್) is a village located in present [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura taluk]], [[Karnataka]], India. As of 2011, it had a population of 910.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Census of India |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2800.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113154854/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_2800.xlsx |archive-date=2015-11-13 |access-date=13 Jun 2023 |website=censusindia.gov}}</ref> It is 5.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in area.
== Geography and culture ==
The village is situated about 80 km from [[Bengaluru]] and the nearest highway is [[NH-44]]. Mandikal is classified as a [[hobli]], and it has a government school with grades from 1st standard to 10th standard. A Government ITI and PU college are also located in the village. Nearby villages are Gundalamandikal, [[Hosahalli]], Bachenahalli, Yatagana halli, Nalapana halli, Jegana halli, Jidamakala halli, Yarabapana halli and Kammaguta halli.
[[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] are the two main languages of the settlement.
It lies along the route to the popular trekking destination of Avulabetta hill.
== Economy ==
The main occupation of the village's residents are [[subsistence farming]] and [[Animal husbandry|herding]].
== References ==
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{{coord|13|36|N|77|44|E|display=title|region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
[[Category:Villages in Kolar district]]
{{Adjacent communities|Center=Mandikal|WEST=Dorabure|N=Kammaguttahalli|South=Gundlamandikal|E=Hosahalli}}