Murtijapur is a

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and one of the taluka of district of

Akola Akola () is a major city in the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The third largest city in Eastern Maharashtra after Nagpur and Amravati, it is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second ca ...

of the

Amravati Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the ...

division of the

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region of

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Geography

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

junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated either on or close to a rail junction, where lines to two or more destinations diverge. Many junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinatio ...

in Akola district. It is under the Bhusawal- Badnera Section of

Bhusawal Bhusawal is a city in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India. Situated along the Tapti River, it lies between the Satpura Range and the Ajanta range, Ajanta Hills of the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau. The city is a significant hub for the ...

Division of Central Railway. Two out of three

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branch lines in the Bhusawal railway division of central railway viz Murtijapur -

Achalpur Achalpur (), formerly known as Ellichpur and Illychpur, is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in Amravati District after Amravati and seventh most populous ...

and Murtijapur -

Yavatmal Yavatmal ( is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the st ...

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

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, 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.

Transport

Murtajapur railway station is the junction station of the 762mm

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known locally as the

Shakuntala Express The Shakuntala Express was a passenger train that ran between Yavatmal and Achalpur, in the state of Maharashtra in India. Originally called –– Express, it was renamed after Shakuntala Deshmukh née Jadhav, who was wife of freedom fighter B ...

. 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 Achalpur railway station serves Achalpur in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the terminal station on narrow-gauge Murtajapur Junction–Achalpur line of Shakuntala Railway Shakuntala Railway was a 2 ft 6 in na ...

and the 113 km southeastern leg to Yavatmal railway station. As of 2004 this line was still owned by a

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-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.Pin codes of Akola district, Akola pincodes, Maharashtra zip code
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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 like awaghate bal rugnlaya and multi-speciality centre. 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 Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is a project of the government of Maharashtra state in India and is the leading corporation of Maharashtra. It provides businesses with infrastructure such as land (open plot or built-up spa ...

. Despite having good connectivity to the major cities like

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and

Nagpur Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city i ...

, one can see the lack of growth in this old town. Usually, people go to nearby cities like

Paratwada Paratwada, formerly known as Paltanwada and also known as "Achalpur Camp" is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the second most populous city in Amravati District after Amravati an ...

and

for shopping, medical facilities and purchase of automobiles.

References

{{authority control Cities and towns in Akola district Talukas in Maharashtra