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Mandya, city, southern Karnataka state, southern India. It lies about 26 miles (41 km) northeast of Mysuru (Mysore) on the railway between Chamrajnagar (south) and Bengaluru (Bangalore; northeast).

The city is at the centre of a sugarcane region, and its processing plants supply the sugar residues used in local paper manufacturing and printing. Alcohol, tobacco, and vegetable-oil processing are other industries. Mandya has a government college and other colleges affiliated with the University of Mysore in Mysuru.

The surrounding area is part of the Deccan plateau region. The Kaveri (Cauvery) River supplies the Visweswariah Canal, the main irrigation source. Millet, rice, tobacco, and cotton are grown. Silk is produced, and textile weaving is the main cottage industry. Pop. (2001) 131,179; (2011) 137,358.

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