Murtajapur

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

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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  (2001)
• Total	38,551
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	444 107
Telephone code	07256
Vehicle registration	MH-30

Geography

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

Two out of three narrow gauge branch lines in Bhusawal railway division of central railway viz Murtizapur - Achalpur and Murtizapur - Yavatmal operate here.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Murtizapur had a population of 38,551. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Murtizapur 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 Murtizapur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religions in Murtizapur
Religion			Percent
Hindus			71%
Muslims			17%
Buddhists			8.6%
Christians			1.4%
Jains			1.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Transportation

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.[3] 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.[4]

Post

Murtizapur has a post office with PIN code as 444107. The PIN code is shared with other post offices in the tehsil viz Murtizapur City, Ambhora, Bhatori, Ghota, Ghunshi, Hirpur, Kherda Vilegaon, Kinkhed, Kajaleshwar, Kanadi, Kanzara, Lakhpuri, Mangrul Kambe, Nimbha, Sirso, Wai Pargane Mana, Sonori.[5]

School education

Murtizapur 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. There is clearly a lack of public interest in developing Murtizapur with respect to education. Local leaders need to put more efforts and focus in this area.

There are a lot of young citizens of Murtizapur who have left the town for education and employment and have settled in the metro areas of Maharashtra like Pune, Mumbai, and Nagpur. Several highly educated youths are even working abroad in Multinational companies.

New government ITI has now started its building is high-tech with its turbo ventilation system. Now just before two years, there is establishment of polytechnic colleges in this town but still there is no medical or Engineering college.

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.

Economy

Mostly dependent on agriculture. Few small industries like oil mills and cotton pressing factories can be seen in MIDC. Town also has small traders in the market. 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

• Shri. Dr. R. G. Rathod Arts and Science College is one of the premium institute providing higher education to the students of the area.
• Muramba - Dr. Vijay Bhatkar's birthplace (India's Supercomputer Scientist and Padma Bhushan).
• Gadage 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 poors in morning and evening 

• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Statue-

 Tallest statue in Maharashtra. 
 {State founder of Indian 
 Constitution} 

• Lumbini Buddha Vihar Mhaisang

 road

• Nagsen Buddha Vihar Nagsen Nagar
• Muslim Residential School Sonari - 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
• BASKETBALL Team Of MANA
• Shri Badri Baba Samadhi Mandir
• Shree Kartik Swami Mandir
• Shree Markandeshwar Mandir

 Murtizapur

• Shree Vittalrao Jamadar Samadhi
• Shri Mahadev mandir Rajanpur

 Khinkhini

• Salasar Resort, Kanzara road -

 MIDC Murtizapur

• Shri Jayaji Maharaj Mandir,

 Hirpur

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Murtajapur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "Satellite Map of Murtajapur Railway Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
4. "Indian Narrow-Gauge Lines 2002-2003". Simon Mortimer. Indian Railways Fan Club. 13 February 2004.
5. Pin codes of Akola district, Akola pincodes, Maharashtra zip code

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