Mortha is a village in
East Godavari district
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.
In the Madras Pre ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India. There is a lot of history involved with this village. One of them is Kukkamondem(Dogs trunk)
Geography
Mortha is located at 16°80′N 81°70′E. It has an average elevation of 13 meters (42 feet). The historical
River Gosthani
The Gosthani rises in the Ananthagiri Hills of the Eastern Ghats and flows through the Borra Caves which lie near its source. It is the largest river flowing through Visakhapatnam city. It flows for 120 km before joining the Bay of Bengal ...
flows along Mortha. The village is just 5 km away from the river
Godavari
The Godavari ( IAST: ''Godāvarī'' od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakesh ...
.
Demographics
Census of India
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, Mortha had a population of 6663. The total population constitute, 3285 males and 3378 females with a sex ratio of 1028 females per 1000 males. 640 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 839. The average literacy rate stands at 72.22%.
[{{cite web, url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588515-mortha-andhra-pradesh.html, title=Mortha Population Census, accessdate=20 May 2017]
References
Villages in East Godavari district