# Mortan Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Mortan

Mortan is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175037**. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 34 households**, the 148th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 150people (2011)
- 34households
- 88.1%literacy
- 175037PIN code

## Mortan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mortan is 175037.** Mortan falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175037
- Community development blockDharmpur
- Census village code013863

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

## How far is Mortan from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)16 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 Mortan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadhot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Mortan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 43% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mortan

Of every 100 households in Mortan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mortan · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

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

**7%

Own their home ****86%**

**96%

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 Mortan?

■ Mortan · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**817

Working population ****56.7%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.6% for women. 45% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 27 (32%) · **■** Marginal 58 (68%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Tikar163 people
- Dun162 people
- Balhra Chhek161 people
- Majhehr152 people
- Sandhera150 people
- Ban Bhangoh149 people
- Ratkel147 people
- Makehr Chalwan146 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mortan?175037
- How far is Mortan from Mandi?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mortan?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mortan in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mortan?88.1% (Census 2011)