# Murticha Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Murticha

Murticha is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175140**. The 2011 Census counted **47 people in 9 households**, the 62nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 47people (2011)
- 9households
- 72.7%literacy
- 175140PIN code

## Murticha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murticha is 175140.** Murticha falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175140
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012399

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murticha from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)21 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)94 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Murticha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Murticha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondhla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Murticha known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 25% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Murticha

Of every 100 households in Murticha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murticha · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Murticha?

■ Murticha · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****679**

**887

Working population ****70.2%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 61% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 29 (88%) · **■** Household industry 4 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Lahul

- Jagle51 people
- Lingar49 people
- Meling49 people
- Krozing47 people
- Guskyar45 people
- Kelad45 people
- Gopa Thang44 people
- Lapchang44 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murticha?175140
- How far is Murticha from Kyelang?21 km by road
- What is the population of Murticha?47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murticha in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murticha?72.7% (Census 2011)