Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Murshet Murshet is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code 422604. The 2011 Census counted 888 people in 163 households, the 121st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 888 people (2011) - 163 households - 60.2% literacy - 422604 PIN code ## Murshet PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Murshet is 422604. Murshet falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 422604 - Community development block Akola - Census village code 557151 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Murshet from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ) 160 km by road - Igatpuri (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Murshet? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Murshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shendi - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shendi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sangamner - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Murshet known for? About 35% of the 913 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Murshet Of every 100 households in Murshet in 2011, 38 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Murshet · ■ Akola rural average - Electricity for lighting 38% 61% - Toilet within the home 6% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 52% - Tap water 1% 44% - Drinking water within premises 0% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 80% - Use banking services 96% 84% - Television 10% 33% - Mobile phone 49% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 22% - Car / jeep / van 1% 3% - None of these assets 29% 33% - Own their home 100% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Murshet? ■ Murshet · ■ Akola rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.2% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 897 - Working population 59.8% 53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 44.0% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 515 (97%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akola - Gondoshi 909 people - Unchkhadak Bk. 905 people - Wanjulshet 897 people - Phophasandi 893 people - Nilwande 879 people - Khadki Bk. 872 people - Malegaon 866 people - Rede 838 people All 190 villages in Akola ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Murshet? 422604 - How far is Murshet from Ahmadnagar? 160 km by road - What is the population of Murshet? 888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Murshet in? Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Murshet? 60.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/murshet/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.