Mortar, Bihar

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| subdivision_name2 = Begusarai

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| subdivision_name3 = Garhpura

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| population_total = 1817 {{cite book |last1=Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar |title=Census of India 2011 - Bihar - Series 11 - Part XII A - District Census Handbook, Begusarai |date=2014 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI) |location=India |pages=246–253|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/256 |access-date=13 January 2023}}

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Mortar is a village in the Garhpura block of Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar about {{Convert|32.5|km|miles|abbr=on}} north of district capital, Begusarai.{{Cite web |title=Distance between Mortar, Garhpura, Bihar, India and Begusarai, Bihar India IN (India) |url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/India_Distance_Result.asp?vr=sehest&fromlat=25.70962&fromlng=86.1397&tolat=25.4166667&tolng=86.1333333&fromplace=Mortar,%20Garhpura,%20Bihar,%20India&toplace=Begusarai,%20Bihar%20India%20IN |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com}} The 2011 census gives its population as 1,817. It comes under Malipur Panchayat and under post office Malipur.

Facilities

As of 2009, the water supply is from wells and hand pumps; there is no tap water. Domestic electricity is available. Primary, middle and secondary schooling is provided within the village.

The nearest police station is at Garhpura.

Mortar Durga Puja Samiti

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The annual Durga Puja festival is organised by the Mortar Durga Puja Samiti. A mela takes place in the school ground, when an idol of the goddess Durga is made and people gather together to celebrate. Sweets are bought, new clothes are worn, people offer their prayers, and different types of functions are organised, like Kushti. At night, you can enjoy Jagran along with a play by the Mortar Youth Front.

See also

References

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Category:Villages in Begusarai district

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