Murtajapur

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  ?Murtajapur
Maharashtra • India
Coordinates: 20°44′N 77°31′E / 20.73, 77.51
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 308 m (1,010 ft)
District(s) Akola
Population 38,551 (2001)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 444 107
• +07256
• MH-30

Coordinates: 20°44′N 77°31′E / 20.73, 77.51

Coordinates: 20°43′60″N, 77°22′60″E

Murtajapur (also called as Murtijapur and 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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[edit] Geography

Murtajapur is located at 20°43′60″N, 77°22′60″E.[1] It has an average elevation of 308 metres (1210 feet).

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 Murtajapur - Achalpur and Murtajapur - Yavatmal are operational here.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Murtijapur had a population of 38,551. 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.

[edit] Transportation

Murtajapur is the junction station of the 762mm narrow gauge railway known locally as the Shakuntala railway. This line is composed of two legs intersecting with the Mumbai–Kolkata broad gauge railway at Murtajapur — the 76km northern leg to Achalpur and the 113km southeastern leg to Yavatmal. 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.[3]


[edit] Post

Murtajapur has a post office with PIN code as 444107. The PIN code is shared with other post offcies 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. [4]

[edit] Education

Murtajapur has schools from pre-primary to graduation in arts and commerce. Still there is a scope for colleges to provide education in science, engineering and medicine. There is clearly a lack of public interest for developing Murtajapur with respect to education. Local leaders need to put more efforts and focus in this area.

[edit] Healthcare

Town has primary healthcare centers run by state government and few privately run clinics. Still town lacks good healthcare services.

[edit] 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 of having a 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 and Amravati for shopping, medical facilities and purchase of automobiles.


[edit] Notable people from Murtajapur

[edit] 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. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ "Indian Narrow-Gauge Lines 2002-2003". Simon Mortimer. Indian Railways Fan Club. February 13, 2004.
  4. ^ Pin codes of Akola district, Akola pincodes, Maharashtra zip code
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