Mandla

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Mandla
City
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Mandla Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 22°35′52″N 80°22′17″E / 22.59778°N 80.37139°E / 22.59778; 80.37139
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	71,579
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	481 661
Vehicle registration	MP-51
Website	mandla.nic.in

Mandla is a city with municipality in Mandla district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandla District. The city is situated in a loop of the Narmada River, which surrounds it on three sides, and for 15 miles between Mandla and Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh the river flows in a deep bed unbroken by rocks. The Narmada is worshiped here, and many ghats have been constructed on the banks of the river. It was a capital of the Gondwana Kingdom who built a palace and a fort, which in the absence of proper care have gone to ruins.