Murtajapur Explained

Murtizapur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:20.73°N 77.51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akola
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:308
Population Total:40295
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:444 107
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07256
Registration Plate:MH-30

Murtijapur is a Municipal council and one of the taluka of district of Akola of the Amravati division of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Geography

Murtijapur is located at an average elevation of 308 metres (1210 feet).[1] It is an important railway junction station in Akola district. It is under the Bhusawal-Badnera Section of Bhusawal Division of Central Railway.

Two out of three narrow gauge branch lines in the Bhusawal railway division of central railway viz Murtijapur - Achalpur and Murtijapur - Yavatmal operate here. It is one of the important city on National Highway 6. It is also an important junction on central railway. It is famous for Shri Sant Gadge Baba City

Demographics

India census, Murtijapur had a population of 40,295. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Murtijapur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 72%. In Murtijapur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Murtajapur railway station is the junction station of the 762mm narrow gauge railway known locally as the Shakuntala Express. This line is composed of two legs intersecting with the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line at Murtajapur — the 76 km northern leg to Achalpur railway station and the 113 km southeastern leg to Yavatmal railway station.[4] As of 2004 this line was still owned by a London-based company which had leased the line to India's Central Railway since 1903.[5]

Post

Murtijapur has a post office with PIN code 444107. The PIN code is shared with other post offices in the tehsil viz Murtijapur City, Anbhora, Bhatori, Ghota, Ghunshi, Hirpur, Kherda, Vilegaon, Kinkhed, Kajaleshwar, Kanadi, Kanzara, Lakhpuri, Mangrul Kambe, Nimbha, Sirso, Wai Mana, Palsoda, Sonori.[6]

School education

Murtijapur has schools from pre-primary to graduation in arts, science, and commerce. Still, there is a scope for colleges to provide education in engineering and medicine. Good education facility is available in the city through different marathi, hindi and english medium schools.

Healthcare

The town has primary healthcare centres run by the State Government and a few privately run clinics. The town still lacks good healthcare services. There is Govt. Hospital name Smt. Laxmibai Deshmukh Govt Hospital which has many facilities and it is sub district hospital.

Economy

Agriculture is the prime profession. Few small industries like oil mills and cotton pressing factories can be seen in MIDC. Despite having good connectivity to the major cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Nagpur, one can see the lack of growth in this old town. Usually, people go to nearby cities like Akola, Paratwada and Amravati for shopping, medical facilities and purchase of automobiles.

Places of interest

Game coaching Kho-Kho & Kabaddi. winner team in state every year

distributing food to beggars and poor in morning and evening

Nagar

Mhaisang Road

road

Panchasheel Wadi

Colony

Lakadganj Road, Kokanwadi

Road

Khurd

Budruk

Manju

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Murtajapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Murtajapur
  2. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001
  3. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011
  4. Web site: Satellite Map of Murtajapur Railway Station. India Rail Info. 9 June 2011.
  5. http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-ng.html "Indian Narrow-Gauge Lines 2002-2003"
  6. http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/maharashtra/akola.htm Pin codes of Akola district, Akola pincodes, Maharashtra zip code