Mansa

Mansa is a city and a municipal council in Mansa district of Punjab, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mansa district and is situated on the Bathinda-Jind-Delhi railway line and also on the Barnala-Sardulgarh-Sirsa state highway. The district is bounded by Bathinda district from the north-west and Sangrur district from the north-east. Mansa district shares its borders with the state of Haryana, from the south. Situated in the cotton belt of Punjab, this district is popularly known as 'Area of White Gold'. t is believed that Mansa was founded by Bhai Gurdas, who belonged to the district of Dhingar. Bhai Gurdas sat in meditation, when the parents of his wife refused to send her with him. Later, when his in-laws agreed to send their daughter with him, Bhai Gurdas refused to take her along. He explained that he had given up all the worldly pleasures.

Mansa, popularly called the ‘area of white gold’, is situated in east Punjab on the Barnala-Sardulgarh-Sirsa road. This place was originally a part of the Phulkia Sikh Dynasty (1722–1948) before becoming a part of the Kaithal Sikh Kingdom. Its roots can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilisation as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found remains of Harappa and Mohanjodaro in some of its villages.