Mandya district in Karnataka covers an area of 4,962 sq km and has a population of approximately 1.8 million as per the 2011 census. With a GDDP of INR 5,848 crore, the district's economy relies on agriculture, industry, and services, featuring diverse crops and industries like agro-processing and textiles. Key attractions include the historical Srirangapatna, Shivanasamudra Falls, and various educational and healthcare facilities, highlighting its social infrastructure.

1. MANDYA
District Profile

2. Snapshot – Mandya District Profile
Invest Karnataka 2016
Contents
District overview
Economic Profile
Agricultural Profile
Industry Profile
Power and Water
Tourism
Social Infrastructure
Connectivity
Potential Industries
Investment opportunities
Annexure

3. Temperature 35 ˚ C (Max.)
20 ˚ C (Min.)
Relative Humidity
(%)
79 (Max)
45 (Min)
Average Annual
Rainfall
700 mm
Rivers Kaveri, Hemavathi, Shimsha,
Lokapavani,Veeravaishnavi and
Paschimavahini
Area 4962 sq km
District
headquarter
Mandya City
Population 1,805,769 (As per 2011 census)
Population
density
365 per sq km
Sex ratio 995 females per 1000 males
Literacy rate 70.40%
• Located at a distance of 90 kms from
Bangalore, capital of Karnataka.
• Spread across 7 talukas – K.R. Pet,
Maddur, Malavalli, Mandya,
Nagamangala, Srirangapatna and
Pandavapura
Mandya District
District Overview
.
Source: Karnataka at Glance, 2013-14

4. Economic Profile
Total GDDP is Rs. 5,848 Crore for the district
in the year 2012-13
Per capita annual income in the district is Rs.
46,049 for the year 2012-13
1
2
Mandya District’s Contribution to GSDP
of Karnataka (2012-13)
Description INR
Crore
Contribution (%)
Total District GDP 5848 2
Agriculture and Allied
(Agriculture, animal
husbandry, Forestry,
Fishing)
1843 4.3
Industry
(manufacturing,
Construction, Mining)
1446 1.7
Services
(Real estate, Hotels and
restaurants, banking,
and legal services)
2558 1.5
Mandya GDP Trend (in INR Crore)
4262
4799
4425
5373
5677 5848
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Primary Secondary Tertiary GDDP
Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 14-15

5. Thrust Areas
• crop diversification
• hi tech horticultural
nurseries,
• Agro Forestry, Bio-fuel
Plantations
• Micro irrigation
• Processing, value additions
• Organic farming
Agricultural Profile
Major Crops
Cereals -Ragi, Paddy, Maize, Jowar
Pulses - Cowpea, Green gram, red gram,
Tur
Oilseeds - Groundnut , Sesamum, castor,
Soybean
Commercial crops – Sugarcane
Plantation - Coconut, Arecanut
Spices - Tamarind, coriander, ginger,
turmeric
Vegetables - Tomato, Brinjal, Bhendi,
Green chilies, beans
Flower - Jasmine, Crossandra,
Chrysanthemum, Marigold
Fruits - Banana, Mango, guava, Sapota
and Amla
Key Enablers
• The district has uniform Agro Climatic
conditions- Uniform Southern Dry
Climatic Zone
• A good network of Banks and financial
institutions including SHGs and NGOs
• Quality Seed and cocoon Production
with modern automatic and semi
automatic reeling units.
• Specialized jaggery market
• 343 MT capacity cold storage
specifically for milk products.
Source: Karnataka at Glance, DIC-Mandya
Forest
4.26%
Uncultivated
Land
27.53%
Net Sown Area
33.91%
Remaining Area
34.29%
Land Utilisation (%)
Cereals
45.71%
Pulses
17.82%
Other
13.99%
Oil Seeds
3.88%
Commercial
Crops
18.60%
Cropping Pattern (%)

6. • 15 Large and Medium scale Industries with
aggregated investment of INR 3002.67 Crore
• 3,689 MSME industries with aggregated
investment INR 160.46 Crores
Industry Profile
Industrial Areas/Estates
Industrial Areas
Industrial Estates
Map of Mandya District
Potential Sectors:
• Agro and Food processing
units
• Sericulture
• Power Generation
• Textiles and Handlooms
• Engineering Based
• Solvent Extraction
• Oil Mills
• IT & BT based
S.No Industrial Area/ Estate Extent
(in Ha)
1 IA, Gejjalegere, Maddur taluk 65
2 IA, Toobinakere (Mandya) 110
3 IA, Somanahallii (Maddur) 135
4 IA, Anaghallipura,
Srirangapatna taluk
131
5 IE, Mandya Phase-I& II 43 & 28
6 IE, Ganjam - Srirangapatna
taluk
35
7 IE, Somanahalli –Maddur
taluk
8
8 IE, Harohalli - Pandavapura
taluka
8
9 IE, Nagamangala 8
Cluster Activities
• Rice Mills
• Agriculture
Implements
• Power looms
• Packaging
Natural Resources
• Granite
• Building Stone
• Sand
• Quartz
• Felsite
• Ornamental Stone
(CBM)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8
9
10
Source: DIC, Mandya

7. Water
 Major rivers are Cauvery, Hemavathi, Shimsha,
Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi, Paschimavahini
 Two major reservoirs, Krishnaraja Sagar
and Hemavathi
 Hemavathi left bank canal is irrigating parts of
K.R.Pet, Nagamangala, Pandavapura and Mandya
taluks
 48 % of cultivable area is rain fed
 Total water supply in the district – 21 MLD
 Per capita Water supply - 135 LPCD
 Average demand in the district
Industry- 2.75 Lakh litres/day
Domestic- 165 LPCD
 Average consumption in the district
Industry-2.75 Lakh litres/day
Domestic- 135 LPCD
Power
 Transmission in the district is being done by
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation
Limited (CESC).
 Mandagere Hydel Scheme is a 3.5 MW power station
located downstream of Gorur dam across River
Hemavathy in K.R.Pet taluk of Mandya district
 Hydro-Electric power project at Shivanasamudram, the
first hydro electric power project in India established in
1902, generates about 42 Megawatts(6x3+4x6MW)
electric power.
 Hydro-Electric power project at Shimsha established in
1940, generates about 17.2 MW (2x8.6MW)electric
power.
 Keelara power Pvt. Ltd., Hydro electric power project at
Keelara, Mandya Taluk is commissioned and
functioning with 2 MW capacity.
 Malavalli Power Plant Private Limited which is an Agri
based project has a generating capacity of 4.5MW
Power and Water

8. Tourism
Shivanasamudram Island : This sparking waterfalls
flows through the abundant sylvan forest of Karnataka in
Deccan Plateau, plunges 320 feet into gorge into a spate,
breaking into a cloud of misty foam.
Srirangpatnam Island: Situated on the Kaveri River, the
island-fortress of Srirangapattana is famous as the former
capital of the great kings, Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu
Sultan, the ‘Tiger’ of Mysore’. The ruins of the magnificent
fortress is the main tourism attraction.
Karighatta Temples: is a hill situated a few kilometers
outside the ‘island’ town of Srirangapatna. It is situated off
the Bangalore-Mysore road just before Srirangapatna. The
name translates to “Black Hill” in Kannada.
Melukote Temple: is located near Mysore in Karnataka
houses an ancient shrine to Vishnu, worshipped as Tiru
Narayana. This shrine is known for its long standing
association with the spiritual leader Ramanujacharya.
Srirangapatna Temples: is a city of historic, religious
and cultural hub situated in Mandya district of Karnataka,
just about 13 kms from Mysore. A must see place on
Bangalore-Mysore Highway.
Hemagiri Falls: This place is located 8 Kms from KR pet.
Brindavan Gardens (43 KM): The Brindavan Gardens
is situated at the base of the Krishnarajasagar Dam built
across the river Kaveri. The dam, 2.4 km long and forming a
130 sq km lake, is one of the biggest in India. It has been
built in stone without cement and comprises of parapets
and a grotto for the river Goddess Kaveri. The terraced
Brindavan gardens, with swirling fountains and illuminated
by colorful lights, looks like a fairyland at night. Boating
facilities are also available here.

9. Social Infrastructure
Healthcare:
Education:
Healthcare Facilities No.
Primary Health centres 114
Community Health Centres 7
Allopathic Hospitals 14
Ayurvedic Hospitals 4
Private Hospitals 385
Key educational Institutes:
• Mandya institute of Medical Science
• BGS institute of Medical Sciences, Adichunchanagiri
• PES Engineering college
• Maharaja Institute of Technology
• BGS Institute of Technology
• Govt. Engineering college, KR Pet
• A.D. Biligowda First Grade College
• Bharathi First Grade College
• College of Agriculture
• Government Arts and Science College
• Kalpatharu First Grade College
• Government First Grade College
• P.E.S. College of Science
• Mandavya College of Education
• Shankaragowda College of Education
Mandya has 159 colleges,14 Degree colleges, 4
Engineering colleges, 2 Medical colleges, 4
Polytechnics and 18 Teacher training institutes
The district has 1655 Anganwadi centres.
Source: DIC-Mandya, targetstudy.com

10. Connectivity
 The district headquarters is Mandya city, which
is located on the Bangalore-Mysore Highway.
 Mandya city is around 100 Kilometres away
from Bangalore City and Mysore city is around
40 Kilometres away from Mandya city
 NH48 (Connecting Bangalore to Mangalore)
 NH 209 (Connecting Dindigul to Karnataka
Border) pass through the district
 73 kms of NH road length and 467 of SH road
length pass through the district
 Has 15 railway stations, with a route length of
97 kms
 All trains between Bangalore and Mysore pass
through Maddur, Mandya, Pandavapura and
Srirangapatna
Internatio
nal Airport
132 Km
Internatio
nal Airport
Port
Interna
tional
Airport
299 Km
Domestic
Airport
55 Km
Source: DIC, Mandya
Nearest Airport
Mysuru 48
Bengaluru 102
Mangaluru 288
Chennai 437
Hubballi 449
Nearest Seaport
Kochi 417
Chennai 437
Karwar 561
Goa 592

11. Agriculture & Food
Processing:
• Emerging hub for Agro and food processing
industries
• Annual production of Sugar is 26,00,000 metric
tons and that of Jaggery is 10,00,000 metric tons
• There are 35 rice mills, 4 sugar factories and a
cluster of jiggery making units in Mandya
• Oldest sugar factory in Karnataka, with a crushing
capacity of 5,000 tons of cane per day
• There is a cluster of jaggery making units in
Mandya
• Sugar mills, rice mills, oil mills, milk and dairy
based units, edible oil extraction units are small
scale food processing units in Mandya
Potential Industries
Other Sectors:
Textiles and Handlooms –
• There is a Handlooms Cluster in Melkote
Taluk
• Strong ecosystem for textile with presence of
large organizations like Welspun, Gokaldas,
Shahi Exports etc
Tourism is a key contributor to the districts
economy as it houses several places of tourist
interest such as temples, islands, falls etc
Engineering Based – There are 2 clusters of
metalware and metal images classical activity in
Nagamangala Taluk
• Special Zone industries like-Aromatic,
Ayurved medicines, Tools and Dies, filament
for bulbs, Hi-tech bus body building,
conveyor belts ,coconut tetra packing
Sericulture:
• Ranks 3rd in Karnataka for its Sericulture produce
• The area under Mulberry cultivation is 24,000
Hectares
• 22 technical centers for the development of
Sericulture
• The district supports more than 40,000
sericulturalists
• Scope for expanding of the area under bivoltine
and introducing modern and automatic reeling
units

12. Investment Opportunities
S.No Name of the Project District
Total Cost
(Cr.)
Total Cost
(USD mn)
Sector
Point of
Contact
1
Development Of Mega Cattle Feed
Manufacturing Plants
Bijapur,
Davangere and
Chikkaballapur/
Mandya
600 100.0
Agri-
Infrastructure
KMF
2
Development Of 2000 Mt Cold
Chain Storage Facility
Bangalore,
Mandya/Chikkba
llapur
300 50.0
Agri-
Infrastructure
KMF
3
Development Of Health Drinks,
Functional & Ready To Eat Foods,
Flavoured Milk, Milk Shakes Etc.
Manufacturing Plant
Bangalore,
Mandya/Chikkba
llapur
160 26.7
Agri-
Infrastructure
KMF
4
Mega Food park at Bannenahalli
village of K.R. Pete Taluk (Total
extent 300 acres)
Mandya - -
Agri-
Infrastructure
Sector wise new/proposed investments
• Readymade Garments Textile park(BasaraluVillage) = 200 acres
• Granite & Food Processing (Malavalli Taluk) = 350 acres
• Pharmaceuticals sectors at Maddur Taluk = 350 acres
• Formal Approval for Anagahallipura SEZ Srirangapattana Taluk
for Wipro and Highstreet Developers –29.94 Hectares and 44.25
Hectares

13. Annexure
Key Players
Other Key Industrial Icons
• Balaji Malts Private Limited,
• Mysugar Ltd.,
• Graphite India Ltd.,
• Chamundeshwari Sugars Ltd.,
• Welspun Corp Ltd.
• Kleane Pack Ltd.
• Shahi Exports
• Gokuldas Exports
• ICL Sugars
• NSL Sugars
• M. K. Agro tech
• Hiten Fastners
• Malavalli Power Plant Ltd
Jubliant
Organosys
Ltd.
Shapoorji
Pallon ji & Co. Ltd. BPL PTI
Chemicals Ltd.
Graph ite
Indi a Ltd.
Escorts
JCB Ltd

14. Contacts
Karnataka Udyog Mitra
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),
No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India
Ph.: +91 80 2228 2392, 2228 5659, 2238 1232,
2228 6632
Fax: +91 80 2226 6063
Email: md@kumbangalore.com
visit us at: www.investkarnataka.gov.in
The Joint Director
District Industries Centre
Near KSFC,Subhash Nagar,Mandya - 571401.
Ph: (+91-8232) 224098, 221358
Email: jd-mandya@karnatakaindustry.gov.in
Commissioner for Industries Development and Director
Department of Industries & Commerce
Government of Karnataka
No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,
Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India
Ph.: +91 80 2238 6796
Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in