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MURGUD

Murgud (Kagal T.;16° 20' N; 70° 10' E; p. 5,637), is a small town in Kagal Taluka, 38 miles south of the Kolhapur railway station and on the right bank of the Vedaganga river. Of the total population of 5,637 according to the census figures of 1951, the agricultural classes number 3,549 and the non-agricultural classes 2,088. Of the latter 837 persons derive their principal means of livelihood from production other than cultivation, 496 persons from commerce, 25 persons from transport, and 730 persons from other services and miscellaneous sources.

Municipality.

The civic affairs of the town are managed by a municipality established in 1921 and now functioning under the Bombay District Municipal Act (III) of 1901. The municipal area covers 0.72 square miles. The municipal council is composed of fourteen members, all elected. One seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes in ward No. I and another for women in ward No. IV. The Secretary of the municipality is the executive officer and is in charge of general administration. In 1954-55, the income of the municipality, exclusive of extraordinary and debt heads, totalled Rs. 28,574, composed of octroi Rs. 5,653; house tax Rs. 3,229; vehicle tax Rs. 6,865; water tax Rs. 2,224; revenue derived from municipal property and powers apart from taxation Rs. 7,083; interest Rs. 105; grants Rs. 625; other taxes Rs. 2,725 and other sundry items Rs. 165. The total expenditure in the same year, exclusive of extraordinary and debt heads, amounted to Rs. 30,561, comprising general administration and collection charges Rs. 5,868; public safety Rs. 2,649; public health and Convenience Rs. 21,653; public education Rs. 181; sundry expenses Rs. 310.

Municipal Services.

There is no special drainage works for the town, but there are some kachha and pucca gutters which take away the sullage water. Water is taken to the town by pipes from Sir Pirajirao Tank. Compulsory primary education in the town is managed by the Kolhapur District School Board, the municipality paying its statutory contribution. There is no fire service maintained by the municipality. The total length of municipal roads is 5.25 miles of which only 1.7 are metalled. There is a public library in the town for which the municipality makes a small annual grant of Rs. 100. There are two temples, one dedicated to Ambabai and the other to Maruti. There are no cremation or burial grounds maintained by the municipality. The Hindu and Muslim communities have their separate private cremation or burial grounds.

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