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About Mankot Village

Mankot is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 46 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.664 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 19.664 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 46
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankot compares

By the 2011 count Mankot is the 265th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 19.664 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Mankot

Mankot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mankot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 town Pauri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 25 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km

Villages closest to Mankot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 101. That makes it the 265th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Mankot village has 46 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankot has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Mankot is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankot covers 19.664 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mankot falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mankot is Kotdwara, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mankot.

Mankot is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankot is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 16 km away. Lansdowne is about 25 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Topiyal Gaon (under 2 km), Bar Gaddi (4.1 km) and Basudev Gadun (4.1 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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