[1] Run in part by grama panchayath, Murgod has 28 ward members, and good bus facilities.

At the time of Mahabharata, Murgod was called Amarkalyan though the name was later changed to Threeshigapura (in Kannada it means Mooru-gudda).

There is a myth that, in the time of Mahabharath, Pandavas crossed through this village : that is the reason why it is called "Pandavara Padi".

Other sites of interest around village are "Shri Kshetra Sogal", "Naveelathirth Dam Munavalli".

It is a center of commerce for the surrounding villages of Karimani, Rudrapur, Sogal, Somapur etc.

Prathmik Krushi Pattin Shakari Shanga Ltd. Murgod is one of the best societies in Soundatti Taluka in an Agricultural Sector.