Jaidevi

Jaidevi जैदेवी
—  village  —
Jaidevi Location of Jaidevi in Himachal Pradesh and India
Coordinates	31°18′05″N 76°34′09″E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District(s)	Mandi
Nearest city	Sundernagar
Parliamentary constituency	Mandi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 1,185 metres (3,888 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 175031

Jaidevi is a small village in the Mandi District in Himachal Pradesh.

The village is situated 17 km off the National Highway that connects Chandigarh and Manali, NH-21.

It is also en route to Karsog which is a small but important town of Mandi District.

The name of the village derives from the temple of Mahamaya (Devi). The ancient temple is highly revered and visited by thousands of devotees. It is also the family deity of the erstwhile raja (ruler) of Suket state which was merged in the state of Himachal Pradesh in April 1948. The village is situated at an elevation of about 1200m above the sea level and is surrounded by thick pine forest which really makes its ambiences scenic and worth of visiting. The view of Kamrunag and Shikari mountains is breath taking from here. There is a government senior secondary school, an ayurvedic dispensary and branch of the State Bank of Patiala in the village.

The population of the village (Panchayat) is about 1000. The village population is mainly dependent on agriculture and the chief crop of the village is maize.

Jaidevi is about 17 km from Sunder Nagar, where the people of this village use to come for purchasing. There is a small temple of the most worshipped deity Mahunaga in Bhalana near Jai Devi. The deity Mool (basic) Mahunaga stays here during His journey to Sunder Nagar. to make his presence in Nalwar Fair held in the month of March.