What is "mandal"

Mandal is another word for Tehsil, an administrative division of some countries of South Asia. Mandal may also refer to:

• Mandal (surname)
• Mandal, Norway, Vest-Agder, Norway
• Mandal, Selenge, a district in Mongolia
• Mandal, United States Virgin Islands
• Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, commonly known as Mandal, a historical institute in India
• Mandal Commission, a 1979 commission in India on affirmative action
• The tuning pegs on a Turkish kanun are called mandals

Mandal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• B. P. Mandal (1918–1982), Indian parliamentarian who headed the Mandal Commission
• Manas Kumar Mandal, Indian psychologist
• Tarun Mandal (born 1959),Indian politician, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India

Fictional characters:

• Tara Mandal, character in the British soap opera Coronation Street

Mandal is a taluka of Ahmedabad District, India.