Murtajapur

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Coordinates: 20.73° N 77.51° E

Murtajapur
Murtajapur
State  - District(s)	Maharashtra  - Akola
Coordinates	20.73° N 77.51° E
Area  - Elevation	- 308 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	38,551  -
Codes  - Postal  - Telephone  - Vehicle	- 444 107  - +07256  - MH-30

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.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Transportation 4 Eminent Personalities from Murtajapur 5 References

[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^GRIndia, 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 standard 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.^[2]

[edit] Eminent Personalities from Murtajapur

1. Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
2. Dr. Sohanlal Dhami
3. Adv. Agarkar
4. Seth Shankarlal Moolchand Agrawal
5. Adv. Suhas Tidke
6. Mr.Atul W. Chinche
7. Principal S.S. Yenkar

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Murtajapur
2. ^ "Indian Narrow-Gauge Lines 2002-2003". Simon Mortimer. Indian Railways Fan Club. February 13, 2004.