Murud is the largest village in
Latur District in
Maharashtra
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, India.
Murud is well known for its school, Janta Vidya Mandir, where not only in academics, students have made their mark in extracurricular activities too. A lot of students have featured in the merit list published by its divisional board affiliated to Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (some in top 5). Abhay Mumbare was the topper in Marathwada region and second topper from Maharashtra State.
Kho Kho
Kho kho or kho-kho is a traditional Indian sport that dates back to ancient India. It is the second most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi. Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connec ...
,
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
(soccer),
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
are some of the spots where lot of athletes have done well. Sheela Nade was the captain of the Kho-Kho team at the nationals.
Murud is an important centre of trade and commerce as it is well connected by Highway networks to Latur and Solapur as well. Its '' Aathawadi bazar'' (weekly fair) of cottage animals (especially bulls) is well known.
Murud is also known as biggest "Gram Panchayat" in "Marathwada" region. Here is one ancient temple of "Shree lord Datta" whose "pujari Kashinath Maharaj" was one of the great personality.
There is only one government D.Ed. college in latur district, which is placed in murud. That college was closed due to cancellation.
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Villages in Latur district
Neighbourhoods in Latur
Villages in Latur taluka
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