Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Morthikari Morthikari is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 140201. The 2011 Census counted 318 people in 62 households, the 122nd largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 318 people (2011) - 62 households - 80.2% literacy - 140201 PIN code ## Morthikari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Morthikari is 140201. Morthikari falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 140201 - Gram panchayat Morhikari - Community development block Dera Bassi - Census village code 039379 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Morthikari from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ) 31 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Morthikari? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Morthikari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ramgarh - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Morthikari known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and sugarcane. About 75% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Morthikari Of every 100 households in Morthikari in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 26 a car. ■ Morthikari · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 97% - Toilet within the home 90% 55% - No toilet (open defecation) 10% 42% - Tap water 23% 71% - Drinking water within premises 96% 81% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 59% - Use banking services 98% 60% - Television 84% 80% - Mobile phone 90% 72% - Computer with internet 12% 2% - Two-wheeler 67% 46% - Car / jeep / van 26% 9% - None of these assets 0% 5% - Own their home 95% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Morthikari? ■ Morthikari · ■ Dera Bassi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 77.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 862 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1692 801 - Working population 36.5% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 72.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (3%) · ■ Household industry 10 (9%) · ■ Other work 38 (33%) · ■ Marginal 7 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dera Bassi - Kheri 409 people - Ambchhapa 381 people - Mahiwala 364 people - Bakkarpur 340 people - Bahadurgarh 305 people - Issapur jangi 279 people - Mamoli 253 people - Chhachhrauli 252 people All 150 villages in Dera Bassi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morthikari? 140201 - How far is Morthikari from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar? 31 km by road - What is the population of Morthikari? 318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morthikari in? Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Morthikari? 80.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/morthikari/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.