Mankote is a village and tehsil in
Poonch district of the
Indian
union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
. The village is located 91 kilometres from the district headquarters in Poonch.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, 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%.
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
Awantipora railway station is situated in notified area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district. It is the headquarters of Pulwama division of Northern railway zone. It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, the others being Pampore r ...
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 Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
*
Poonch district
*
Poonch Poonch, sometimes also spelt Punchh, may refer to:
* Historical Poonch District, a district in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India, split in 1947 between:
** Poonch district, India
** Poonch Division, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, ...
References
{{Poonch district, India
Villages in Mankote tehsil