Mankote | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil and Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 33.59°N 74.07°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Poonch |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Mankote |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 4866[2] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Gojri, Pahari |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 185211 |
Mankote is a village and tehsil in Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located 91 kilometers from the district headquarters in Poonch. The 2 most spoken languages spoken in Mankote is Gojri and Pahari.
According to the 2011 census of India, Mankote has 956 households.[2] The literacy rate of Mankote was 54.53% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Male literacy stands at 66.31% while the female literacy rate was 42.92%.
Population | 4866 | 2425 | 2441 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 912 | 463 | 449 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2565 | 1239 | 1326 | ||
Literacy | 54.53% | 66.31% | 42.92% | |
Workers (all) | 1399 | 924 | 475 | |
Main workers (all) | 464 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 935 | 516 | 419 |
Mankote is connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir by the NH 144A and other roads passing through Balnoi
The nearest major railway stations to Mankote are Jammu Tawi railway station and Awantipora railway station located at a distance of 246 kilometres and 184 kilometres respectively.
The nearest airport to Mankote is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 210 kilometres.