Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Website begusarai.bih.nic.in Local time Sunday 12:16 PM ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Bihar Telephone code 06243 Elevation 41 m Area code 06243 | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
Mortar is a village located in Garhpura block of Begusarai district in Bihar. It comes under Malipur panchayat and under post office Malilpur. The nearest Police station is located at Garhpura. PIN-848204
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The village contains a Primary and a High school which are run by Bihar government. A model school is under construction. The students also go to nearby villages in some central or private schools.
Demographics
The total population of the village is 1509 (763 male and 746 female).
Mortar durge puja samiti
The most awaited and enthusiastic festival among the people of Mortar village and neighboring areas is Durga puja. A durge puja samiti looks after the arrangements made in the village in this festival. A mela is organised every year in the school ground. An idol of Goddess durga is made in the village and people gather together to celebrate this festival. Sweets are bought, new clothes are worn, people offer their praying and different types of games, events and functions are organised. One such event is Kushti that attracts lot of people from different areas.