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About Morthikari Village

Morthikari is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 160 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Morthikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Morthikari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140201
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 160
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Morthikari compares

By the 2011 count Morthikari is the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Morthikari

Morthikari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Morthikari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Morthikari from other places

Morthikari lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 4.4 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 Morthikari
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 6.4 km
Nearest town Basi 6.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Morthikari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Morthikari

As per the Census of India 2011, Morthikari village had a population of 318. That makes it the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Morthikari village has 160 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Morthikari has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Morthikari is 140201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Morthikari covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Morthikari falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Morthikari is Ghagghar, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Morthikari.

Morthikari is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Morthikari is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 4.4 km away. Dera Bassi is about 6.4 km away. Basi is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakrali (under 2 km), Dafarpur (under 2 km) and Pandwala (1.8 km).

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

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