District- Mansa, the land of White Gold

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Mansa district is a district in the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is Mansa city. Mansa district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erstwhile district of Bathinda. The district has three tehsils: Mansa, Budhlada, and Sardulgarh; and five development blocks: Mansa, Budhlada, Sardulgarh, Bhikhi, and Jhunir. Mansa is a small district both in terms of population and area. It is situated on the rail line between the Bathinda-Jind-Delhi section and also situated on Barnala-Sardulgarh-Sirsa Road. Mansa is situated in the cotton belt of Punjab and is therefore fondly called the “Area of white gold”. Indeed agriculture forms the backbone of the district economy. The population is Punjabi-speaking and is wedded to the culture of the Malwa belt of Punjab. Industrially, the district is very deficient, yet some trade and industry are being carried out in Urban areas. The district is roughly triangular in shape and is bounded on the northwest by Bathinda district, on the northeast by Sangrur district, and on the south by Haryana state. It is situated on the Bathinda-Jind-Delhi railway and the Barnala-Sardulgarh-Sirsa road. The district is divided into three tehsils, Budhlada, Mansa, and Sardulgarh. The Ghaggar River flows through the Sardulgarh Tehsil in the southwestern corner of the district.

Mansa District was formerly a part of the Phulkia Sikh Dynasty (1722–1948) and then part of the Kaithal Sikh Kingdom (1762–1857). The present district was formed on 13 April 1992 from the erstwhile Bathinda district. The town is said to have been founded by Bhai Gurdas who hailed from Dhingar, Mansa district. He is said to have been married at this place among the Dhaliwal Jat Sikh. Once he came to his in-laws to take his wife along with him but they refused to send her. At this, Bhai Gurdas sat in meditation before the house of his in-laws. After some time, the parents of the girl agreed to send their daughter with Bhai Gurdas. But he refused to take her along with him, stating that he had now renounced the worldly way of life. In his memory, his Smadh was constructed where a fair is held every year from March–April. People in large numbers attend the fair and offer Laddus and Gur (jaggery) at Smadh. Class ‘A’ municipality has been functioning in the town since 1952. The town has two Colleges, viz. Govt. Nehru Memorial Post Graduate College and S.D. Kanya Mahavidyalaya College, has 3 Senior Secondary Schools, 90 High Schools, 1 Middle School, 1 Primary School, and one District Library and has one civil hospital, 3 Dispensaries, 1 Ayurvedic, and 4 Homeopathic dispensaries. There are two police stations i.e. PS City and PS Sadar and also a railway station. The quaint city of Mansa welcomes you with pleasant stretches of snowy cotton fields that give the city an appearance of being perched amid the clouds. As you move along its dusty streets and sleepy locales the city lures you with its rustic charm. Encased in the rich Malwa culture, it has maintained a firm bond with its traditions and customs despite the passage of time. Archeological evidence links the city to the pre-historic Harappa civilization. A flourishing agricultural economy, its vast cotton production has earned Mansa the title ‘Land of White Gold’. Located in a district of the same name, Mansa is a charming rural enclave next to the industrial district of Bathinda in Punjab.

Budhlada city is 22 km from Mansa district head quarter and 70km away from Bathinda and is situated on the Bathinda-Delhi rail line. The border of Haryana state is 25km away from the city. The subdivision came into being on 13-4-1992. Initially, Sardulgarh was a Sub tehsil. It was graded as a Sub Division in 1993 when tehsil headquarters were shifted from Jhunir to Sardulgarh. Earlier, there was a Gram Panchayat. It was upgraded to Nagar Panchayat on12-12-1996. Harboring a rich store of historical heritage, Mansa has much to offer travelers. Explore the city’s royal past at the Sardulgarh Fort. Situated in the Saldurgarh region near the main city, it is named after the former prince of the erstwhile Patiala princely state, Sardul Singh, who used the fort as a leisure retreat. The site is worth visiting for its appealing structure.

Mansa also boasts of a rich religious legacy and is known for its connection to the flourishing and spread of Sikhism. The Brahm Bunga Gurudwara, a popular shrine in the city is worth visiting. The Gurudwara Patshahi Nauvin Sahib is another important place of worship for Sikhs in Mansa. Guru Tegh Bahadur is said to have visited the place during his travels. The Samadhi of Bhai Gurudas, the founder of Mansa, is a must-visit, especially during the annual fair held in his memory.

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