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About Mankot Village

Mankot is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 267 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 176.73 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 267
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankot compares

By the 2011 count Mankot is the 96th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 176.73 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mankot

Mankot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mankot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mankot from other places

Mankot lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mankot
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Mankot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mankot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankot village had a population of 545. That makes it the 96th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Mankot village has 267 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankot has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mankot is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankot covers 176.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mankot falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mankot is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mankot.

Mankot is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankot is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 9.5 km away. Nurpur is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manot (under 2 km), Satiara (under 2 km) and Mat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mankot today is likely to be higher.

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