Mana
Village
Gateway to Mana village
Mana Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Mana Mana (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°46′19″N 79°29′43″E / 30.77194°N 79.49528°E / 30.77194; 79.49528
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Elevation	3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,214
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Garhwali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK 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]}