Location : Southern Karnataka                    Area in Sq.Kms : 4,961
Percent of State's Area : 2.59                      Population in 1991 : 1,644,374
Rank : 15                                                    Numder of Taluks : 7
Number of Grama Panchayats : 233            Number of Taluk and Urban
Distance from Bangalore :  100 kms            Agglomerations : 11

Important jatra :

Place	Month	Deity/Saint	No of days	Approximate attendence
Melkote	March-April	Chaluvaraya Swamy(Vairamudi Utsava)	6	20,000
Adichunchanagiri	January-February	Bhairava Swamy	10	30,000
Srirangapattana	January	Ranganatha Swamy	1	25,000

Mandya,a district headquarters town in between Mysore and Bangalore has a large sugar factory(1993).Though its name is ascribed to Mandavya Rishi,records speak of 'Mantheya'.The place has Lakshmi-Janardhana Swamy temple which is a vast renovated structure.Mandya has a small zoo-garden.