Mandal (disambiguation)

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Mandal can refer to:

• Mandals, the third-level administrative areas of Andhra Pradesh, India, below states and districts. See Tehsil, the equivalent in other states.
• The Mandal commission, headed by B.P. Mandal, established in 1979 to consider the question of affirmative action to redress caste discrimination
• Mandals, a US slang term for sandals designed for men

Mandal is a common family name in parts of India. People with the name include:

• Manas K. Mandal, a psychologist
• B.P. Mandal, Indian parliamentarian who headed the Mandal Commission

Places named Mandal include:

• Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway
• Mandal, Maharashtra, India
• Mandalgovi, Mongolia