Murtijapur is located at an average elevation of 308 metres (1210 feet).[2]
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[update] India census,[1] Murtijapur had a population of 40,295. The population as of 2024 is around 55,000.[3] 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.
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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.[7]
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
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 )
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