| Mana | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 30.7719°N 79.4953°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chamoli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 3200 |
| Population Total: | 1214 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Garhwali |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | UK 11 |
Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters .[1] It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7 (new numbering system),[2] Mana is the first village before the Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet. The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other.[1]
As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214.[3] The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias.[1] During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.[1] Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border.[4]
The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi.[1] They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days.[1] There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Gufa and it is believed that Maharshi Vyas composed Mahabharat in this cave.[1] One more cave is called Ganesh Gufa and tourists visit both caves regularly.
Nearby places include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, Saraswati Temple etc.