Sardar Manshah of royal blood of Sakastan laid the foundation stone of Mansa city in the third century.

People in large numbers attend the fair and offer Laddus and Gur (jaggery) at Smadh.

The district has a population density of 352 inhabitants per square kilometre (910/sq mi), which was second lowest in Punjab.

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Mansa district.

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Mansa district.

[12] In the year 2017, Mansa district had the second highest number of malaria cases in Punjab at 152.

The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Mansa district by year.

Mansa is situated in the cotton belt of Punjab and therefore popularly called the "Area of white gold".

In 2010-11, there were 1,974 registered Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units in Mansa district, which provided employment to 7,276 people.

It was the largest market of Eastern Punjab and a very big recruitment centre for military personnel.