Murtajapur

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

Murtizapur
Town
Murtizapur Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20.73°N 77.51°E / 20.73; 77.51
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,295
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	444 107
Telephone code	07256
Vehicle registration	MH-30

Geography

Murtijapur is located at an average elevation of 308 metres (1210 feet). 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

As of 2011 India census, Murtijapur had a population of 40,295. The population as of 2024 is around 55,000. 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.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001	19713	18841	38554	-	64.203	24.241	0.791	0.265	9.161	1.333	0.000	0.005
2011	20309	19986	40295	0.045	60.280	27.753	0.749	0.253	9.636	1.080	0.084	0.164

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. 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.

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.

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

• Sri pundlikbaba gorakshan sanstha.
• Muramba - Dr. Vijay Bhatkar's birthplace (India's Supercomputer Scientist and Padma Bhushan).
• Gadge Baba Mahavidyalaya - Famous for coaching The national

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

• Gorakshan - Famous for

distributing food to beggars and poor in morning and evening

• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Statue

{State founder of Indian Constitution}

• Taluka Creda Sankul, tehsil road, kokanwadi, Murtizapur
• Ramai Dhamma Pratishthan, Pratik

Nagar

• Chitta-Viveka Meditation Center,

Mhaisang Road

• Lumbini Buddha Vihar, Mhaisang

road

• Samrat Ashok Buddha Vihar,

Panchasheel Wadi

• Nagsen Buddha Vihar, Nagsen Nagar
• Jetvan Buddha Vihar, Police

Colony

• Yashodhara Buddha Vihar,

Lakadganj Road, Kokanwadi

• Samyak Samboddhi Vihar, Chikli

Road

• Nalanda Buddha Vihar, Bhatore
• Milind Buddha Vihar, Brahmi
• Milind Buddha Vihar, Brahmi

Khurd

• Siddharth Buddha Vihar, Lakhpuri
• Maitri Buddha Vihar, Karun
• Triratna Buddha Vihar, Borta
• Takshashila Buddha Vihar, Jamthi

Budruk

• Bhimnagar Buddha Vihar, Borgaon

Manju

• Buddha Vihar Kihni, Dhanora Waidhya
• Buddha Vihar, Anbhora
• Alliance Church Murtizapur, Tanga Chowk Road, Patwari Colony
• Muslim Residential School Sonori - on National Highway
• Katepurna- Famous for a temple of Goddess Durga
• Pundalik Nagar - Famous for a temple of Sant Pundalik Maharaj
• Shree Tuljabhavani Mandir, Virahit
• Kanzara Famous temple of lord Shiva and punjaji maharaj.
• Lord Shiva marriage event will celebrate the village people every year in Kanzara.
• Lakhpuri Famous temple of lord shiva
• Shree Akkalkot Swami Samartha Santhan - The oldest math of Swami Samarth build by Shri Naranrao Jamadar by order and blessings of Shri Ballapa Maharaj( S.S 1845 )
• Shree Maruti Devasthan DEVARAN
• Shree Ramkrushna Mandir MANA
• Shree Vitthal Mandir MANA
• Shri Badri Baba Samadhi Mandir
• Shree Markandeshwar Mandir Murtijapur
• Shree Vittalrao Jamadar Samadhi
• Shri Mahadev mandir Rajnapur Khinkhini
• Shri Jayaji Maharaj Mandir, Hirpur
• Old Ram Mandir In old city
• Queensland Garden and lawn
• Salasar Resort MIDC Area, Murtizapur
• ZP Cricket Ground Murtizapur, Shivaji Nagar
• pratik nagar hanuman Mandir

See also

• T. S. Korde
• Vijay Bhatkar

References

Bollywood & Beyond Germany Nominations