Mana
Village
Coordinates30°46′19″N 79°29′43″E
CountryIndia
StateUttarakhand
DistrictChamoli
Unit prefMetric
Elevation3200 m
Population total1214
Population as of2011
OfficialHindi
NativeRongpo (Marcha)[1]
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Registration plateUK 11

Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters (10,500 feet).[2] It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7.[3] Mana is the first village before the Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet. The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other.[2]

Demography

As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214.[4] The people belong to the Marchha, Jad or Bhotia clans.[2] During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.[2]

Other landmarks

Nearby places include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, and Saraswati Temple.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rongpo"
  2. ^ Bisht, Harshwanti (1994). Tourism in Garhwal Himalaya : with special reference to mountaineering and trekking in Uttarkashi and Chamoli Districts. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9788173870064.
  3. ^ "National Highway No. 58". Maps of India. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  4. ^ "Mana, Uttarakhand census 2011 data". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 14 July 2019.