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About Mortan Village

Mortan is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 77 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175037, 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 Sarkaghat
Pincode 175037
Area (hectares) 51.41 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 77
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 145th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 51.41 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Mortan

Mortan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mortan as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Masdhawan, Masern, Masla and Matlag Falad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 150. That makes it the 145th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Mortan village has 77 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mortan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Mortan is 175037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mortan covers 51.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mortan falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mortan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mortan is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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