Mankote


Mankote is a village and tehsil in Poonch district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and [Kashmir (union territory)|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. 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%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population486624252441
Children aged below 6 years912463449
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe256512391326
Literacy54.53%66.31%42.92%
Workers 1399924475
Main workers 464
Marginal workers 935516419

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.