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- LGD code
- 561610
- Pincode
- 413602
- Post office
- Naldurg
- Population
- 2,062
- Households
- 462
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,142
- Distance to district centre
- 103 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 89 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 387 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 237 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tilati · 45 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Lohara · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Murta compares
By population, Murta ranks #32 of 117 villages in Tuljapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.3%
+2.4% vs mandal average
- Murta
- 68.3%
- Tuljapur mandal
- 65.9%
- Dharashiv district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
+11 vs mandal average
- Murta
- 934
- Tuljapur mandal
- 923
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Murta
- 4.5
- Tuljapur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Murta at a glance
Murta is a village of 2,062 people in 462 households (Census 2011) in Tuljapur taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 32nd-largest of 117 villages in Tuljapur taluka. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 103 km from the Dharashiv district centre, 35 km from Bembli, the nearest town, 45 km from Tilati railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413602, served by Naldurg post office; the LGD village code is 561610. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Lohara, 16 km away. The village votes in Latur Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Kashiram Karad. The population is estimated at 2,431 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Murta
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- OSMANABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 83
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 83
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,285
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,877.57
- Forest area (ha)
- 104.77
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Murta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Murta
- LGD code
- 561610
- Pincode
- 413602
- Post office
- Naldurg
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,062
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,431
- Households
- 462
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Coordinates
- 17.84571°N, 76.30767°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Latur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Latur Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Shivaji Kalge
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Kashiram Karad
- Block / Mandal
- Tuljapur
Getting there
How to reach Murta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai387 kmcapital
- Hyderabad237 km
- Bengaluru559 km
- Chennai679 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTilati45 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Lohara16 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum30 km
- CollegeTerna College of Education, Osmanabad42 km
- Police stationPolice station,umerga34 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)