Mankote

33°35′N 74°04′E / 33.59°N 74.07°E / 33.59; 74.07^[1]CountryIndiaUnion TerritoryJammu and KashmirDistrictPoonchTehsilMankotePopulation • Total4,866^[2]Languages • SpokenGojri, PahariTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

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.

Demographics

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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	4866	2425	2441
Children aged below 6 years	912	463	449
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	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

Transport

Road

Mankote is connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir by the NH 144A and other roads passing through Balnoi

Rail

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.

Air

The nearest airport to Mankote is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 210 kilometres.

See also

• Jammu and Kashmir
• Poonch district
• Poonch

References