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About Mortan Village

Mortan is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 49 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mortan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mortan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 38.85 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 49
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mortan compares

By the 2011 count Mortan is the 86th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 38.85 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Mortan

Mortan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mortan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mortan from other places

Mortan lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mortan
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Mortan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mortan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mortan village had a population of 106. That makes it the 86th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Mortan village has 49 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mortan has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Mortan is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mortan covers 38.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mortan falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mortan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mortan.

Mortan is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mortan is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 21 km away. Lad Bharol is about 29 km away. Dharamsala is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadiara (under 2 km), Bharol (2.6 km) and Lahri (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mortan today is likely to be higher.

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