Mana, India

Village in Uttarakhand, India

30°46′19″N 79°29′43″E / 30.77194°N 79.49528°E / 30.77194; 79.49528CountryIndiaStateUttarakhandDistrictChamoliElevation

3,200 m (10,500 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total1,214Languages

• OfficialHindi, GarhwaliTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationUK 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}.^[1] It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7 (new numbering system),^[2] 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.^[1]

Demography

As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214.^[3] The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias.^[1] During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow.^[1] Many coffee shops here tell people that their shop is the last coffee shop on the Indian border.^[4]

Cultural identity

The villagers of this village are culturally associated with activities of Badrinath temple and annual fair of Matha murthi.^[1] They used to trade with Tibet in earlier days.^[1] There is a small cave in Mana, named Vyas Gufa and it is believed that Maharshi Vyas composed Mahabharatha in this cave.^[1] One more cave is called Ganesh Gufa and tourists visit both caves regularly.

Other destinations

Nearby places include Vasudhara Falls, Satopanth Lake, Bhim Pul, Saraswati Temple etc.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ "National Highway No. 58". Maps of India. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ "Mana, Uttarakhand census 2011 data". Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ Raju Gusain (9 November 2008). "India's last tea shop gaining popularity amon". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.