Mandi Dabwali
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Mandi Dabwali is a city and a Municipal committee in Sirsa district
Sirsa district
Sirsa district is one of the districts of Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 and 250 km away from Delhi.-Origin of name:The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

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It is located on the border of Haryana and Punjab, and is just a few minutes travel from Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 border. Due to its unique location, Mandi Dabwali provides a blend of cultures from all three states.

One side of this city touches Punjab province, another side by Rajasthan. On the way to this city, the first thing you will see is the Welcome Board followed by a traffic signal. Here comes the actual map. On your right hand side and way ahead is Punjab and if you take left first you will find New City Bus Stand and the same way will lead to you Rajasthan.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Mandi Dabwali had a population of 53,812. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mandi Dabwali has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 71%. In Mandi Dabwali, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages

Most of the natives of Mandi Dabwali were rooted in Punjab, so Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 is the main language of communication. Also, due to its location and people from different origins, one gets Punjabi, Hindi, English to hear many other dialects like Haryanvi and Rajasthani
Rajasthani language
Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...

 language.also have hindi .......

Religions

Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

, Bishnoi, Sikhism
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...

, Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...

, Islam
Islam
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 and Christianity
Christianity
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 are main religion followed by people.

Economy

The city has been developed as a Mandi for the farmers (a place where they can sell their produce), which is the main revenue source for the city as lots of different businesses depend upon buying the produce from the farmers and then selling it to people as well as to govt.

Apart from the businesses directly involved in the buying/selling of the produce, other businesses also depend upon the same as the farmers travelling to city are the main customers for every kind of market. Moreover it is famous for manufacturing jeeps, inverters & batteries in whole India
India
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Industries

There are many big industries for making agriculture implements in Mandi Dabwali, are very famous in 40 km around Mandi Dabwali and also in Rajsthan and U.P, they manufacture all kinds of agricultural implements.

Also the city is well known worldwide for its Jeep Modification divisions on NH-10

Culture

As far as culture of the city is concerned,is not specific due to different kinds of people Living in the city. They hare and celebrate all the festivals with full harmony and spirit. The youth of the city is very forward and enthusiastic. Western culture is also becoming the part of the city as most of the youth is employed in all the major cities and the giant companies of the India as well as the world.

The city is home to many temples, gurudwaras and other religious places. All the festivals are celebrated with lots of enthusiasm & participation from all the natives.

Notable personalities

Mandi Dabwali is also famous for home town of Deputy Prime minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal and Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana and the leader of the Indian National Lok Dal political party. He is a former Chief Minister of Haryana. Presently, he is the Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.Chautala is the son of Chaudhari Devi Lal, a former...

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