Turkhed, Murtijapur

Turkhed (तुरखेड) is a village located in the Murtijapur Taluka of Akola district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Murtijapur block and comes under Muramba Village Panchayat. It belongs to Akola parliament constituency and Murtijapur assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Turkhed is 434 out of which 222 are males and rest 212 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 955 females per 1000 males. There are around 38 teenagers in Turkhed. It has literacy rate of 77% which means around 334 persons can read and write. Total 57 people belonging to scheduled caste and 34 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 96 households in Turkhed, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 226. The pincode of Turkhed is 444107 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Murtizapur Sub Post office
• Murtizapur City Sub Post office
• Hatgaon Branch Post office
• Durgwada Branch Post office
• Ghota Branch Post office

Schools

Turkhed has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Bhartiya Dnyanpith Primary School Murtizapur
• Vankatesh Balaji English Primary School Murtizapur
• Jayaji Maharaj Vid. Hirpur
• Bhartiya Dhyanpit Vid Murtizapur
• Panchashil Vid. Kurum

Hospitals

Turkhed has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sub-divisional Hospital Murtizapur
• Hirpur Sub-Center
• Nimbha Sub-Center
• Hiwara Korde Sub-Center
• Bhatori Sub-Center

Banks

Turkhed has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Murtijapur Main Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Murtijapur Market Yard Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Murtijapur City Branch
• Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Murtizapur
• Bank of Baroda Bhatori BR, Dist. Akola, Maharashtra