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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mankot
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| settlement_type = [[Village]]
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.8282|N|79.8190|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Uttarakhand|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bageshwar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="dchb-b">{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook part-B: Bageshwar|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Uttarakhand|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0508_PART_B_DCHB_BAGESHWAR.pdf|access-date=21 October 2016|pages=101–107}}</ref>
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| elevation_m = 1520
| population_total = 483
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1100/1000 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br>[[Sanskrit]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = Bo Bageshwar
| postal_code = 263642
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 05963
| registration_plate = UK 02
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'''Mankot''' is a [[Village]] situated in [[Bageshwar district]] in the [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. It is located at a distance of {{convert|13.5|km}} from [[Bageshwar]] on the [[National Highway 309A (India)|National Highway 309A]]. Mankot is a medium-sized village with total 118 families residing.<ref name="dchb-b" /><ref name="census2011">{{cite web|title=Mankot Population - Bageshwar, Uttarakhand|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/51044-mankot-uttarakhand.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Detail of the main, continuous tract of territory of Mankot from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852.jpg|thumb|Detail of the territory of Mankot from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852. Parts of its borders has not been fully demarcated on the map.]]
Mankot was the seat of Mankoti kings who ruled the area around 13th century.<ref>{{cite book|last1=(India)|first1=Uttar Pradesh|title=Uttar Pradesh district gazetteers|year=1981|publisher=Govt. of Uttar Pradesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pl7pAAAAIAAJ|access-date=28 March 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Ramesh|last2=Ahmad|first2=S. I.|title=Development and regionalism: anthropological, ecological, and psychological perspective|date=2005|publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], [[Govt. of India]]|location=[[Kolkata]]|isbn=9788185579986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_tDsAAAAMAAJ|page=116|access-date=29 March 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Ramesh|first1=S|last2=Ramesh|first2=Brinda|last3=Bisht|first3=Jogendra|title=Kumaon : jewel of the Himalayas|date=2001|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788174763273|page=11|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Burman|first1=Savitri Gauba|title=Resource use and environmental degradation in the Himalayas: the Kali Watershed|date=1999|publisher=Mudrit|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788187129059|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3zB_AAAAMAAJ|access-date=28 March 2017|page=67|language=en}}</ref> The kingdom extended between the rivers [[Sarju River|Saryuganga]] and [[Ramganga]];<ref name="Handa">{{cite book|last1=Handa|first1=O.C.|title=History of Uttaranchal|date=2002|publisher=Indus Pub. Company|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=9788173871344|page=71|language=en}}</ref> and was called Gangavali; which got corrupted to Gangoli over the course of time. The kingdom of Gangoli was invaded by the [[Chand kings|Chand king]], Balo Kalyan Chand, in the 16th century.<ref name="Handa" /> Following its defeat, Mankot was merged into the [[Kumaon Kingdom]]. In Janhavi naula at [[Gangolihat]] belonging to 1264 A.D. there is a piece of stone with the names of the Gangoli kings and also records an inscription about a possible invasion of Mankot by the [[Delhi Sultanate|Delhi]] Sultan [[Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Delhi|Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah]].<ref name="pande" /> On the piece of stone of 1352, found in the [[Baijnath, Uttarakhand|temple of Baijnath]], is written that the kings of Gangoli (Hamirdeo, Lingarajdeo, Dharaldeo) built the kalash of the temple.<ref name="pande">{{cite book|last1=Pande|first1=Badri Datt|title=History of Kumaun : English version of "Kumaun ka itihas"|date=1993|publisher=Shyam Prakashan|location=Almora, U.P., India|isbn=81-85865-01-9}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mankot is located at 29.8359°N 79.8227°E in [[Bageshwar district]] of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] at a distance of {{convert|18|km}} from [[Bageshwar]] city, the administrative Headquarter of Bageshwar District. It has an average elevation of {{convert|1520|m}} above mean Sea Level. Mankot village has a total geographical area of 136.49 hectares.<ref name="dchb-b" />

==Demographics==
The Mankot village has population of 483 of which 230 are males while 253 are females as per [[Indian census, 2011|Population Census 2011]].<ref name="dchb-b" /><ref name="census2011" /> In Mankot village population of children with age 0-6 is 56<ref name="dchb-b" /> which makes up 11.59% of total population of village.<ref name="census2011" /> Average Sex Ratio of Mankot village is 1100<ref name="census2011" /> which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Mankot village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Mankot village was 84.31 %<ref name="dchb-b" /> compared to 78.82% of Uttarakhand.<ref name="census2011" /> In Mankot Male literacy stands at 96.08% while female literacy rate was 73.54%.<ref name="census2011" /> In Mankot village out of total population, 360 were engaged in work activities.<ref name="dchb-b" /> 59.72% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.28% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name="census2011" />

==Transport==
Mankot is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state and northern India. Bus Services are provided by [[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]] and K.M.O.U. Regular Taxis are also available to [[Bageshwar]] and [[Chaukori]]. [[Pantnagar Airport]], located in [[Pantnagar]] is the primary Airport serving entire Kumaon Region. [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]], located in [[Delhi]] is the nearest international Airport. [[Kathgodam railway station]] is the nearest railway station.

==Education==
Schools in Mankot are run by the state government or private organisations. [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] are the primary languages of instruction. Schools in Mankot follow the [[Education in India|"10+2+3" plan]]. After completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in Inter Colleges that have a higher secondary facility and are affiliated with the [[CISCE|ICSE]], the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] or the Department of Education of the [[Government of Uttarakhand]]. They usually choose a focus on liberal arts, business, or science.

==See also==
* [[Bageshwar district]]
* [[Kumaon Division]]
* [[Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bageshwar district}}
{{Kumaon}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Bageshwar district]]

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