Mundi is a City and

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in the Khandwa district of

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region in the

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. Mundi is an ancient city, with many places of worship, like many other cities in India. Most temples have

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or Jain statues. The city is over a thousand years old and is surrounded by a forest in the

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river valley. It is from

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, the commercial capital of the state. Shri Sant Singaji and Sant Bokhardas Gulabdas Dham & Hanuwantiya Tapu are located nearby. Kherkhali river (a part of

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that flows at northern edge of the city. Presently, Mundi is a major Electric Hub City with a manufacturing unit at the Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant and Indira Sagar Dam.

Demographics

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, Mundi had a population of 30,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mundi has an average literacy rate of 12%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Mundi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. {{bar box , title=Religions in Mundi , titlebar=#Fcd116 , left1

Workers profile

Mundi has 34% (4397) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 13% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 5% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 9% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.

Location

Mundi is at {{coord, 22.07, N, 76.5, E}. It has an average elevation of 300 metres (1000 feet).

Fame

Mundi is known for its ancient time of Mahabharat

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s as Koteshwer & Loteshwer Mahadev & also for Maa Renuka Dham. The famous tourist places of Mundi are Singaji, St. Bokhardas Gulabdas Dham, Hanumantiya Island, a new place for adventurous water sports in the back waters of Indira Sagar Dam.

History

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, the East Nimar region was included in the Avanti Kingdom under Chand Pradyota Mahesana, which was later added to the growing empire of Magadha by Shishunaga. From the early 2nd century BC to the late 15th century AD, the Nimar Region (earlier a part of Khandesh) was ruled by many emperors from many dynasties, which include

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, Shungas, Satvahanas, Kardamakas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris, Vardhanas (of Harsha Vardhana fame), Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, etc. A well is situated at ‘’'Koteshwer'’’ or ‘’'Loteshwer'’’, created by Pandhawas. '’'Renuka Dham'’’ is another ancient temple. Since the mid-16th century to the early 18th century, the Nimar region, was under the rule of

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, Bahadur Shah,

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, Sindhia,

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, (

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) etc.

Gallery

File:Saint_Bokhardas_Saint_Gulabdas_Mandir,Mundi_2013-11-08_15-50.jpg, Saint Bokhardas Saint Gulabdas Mandir, Mundi

Business and lifestyle

Surrounded by around 40 villages, business is mainly dependent on Agriculture. Most grown crops include Soybean, Cotton, Wheat. It is known as the Business City of Khandwa district. Festivals like Diwali, Dussehra, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Holi, Guru Saptami, Gangor are celebrated with joy and excitement.

Saint Singaji Thermal Power Plant

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. It is near Dongalia village Near by mundi in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Shivriya Township

It is a colony for people who work in the thermal power plant MPPGCL staff living in colony. Most of the officers on important posts in Singaji Thermal Power Plant reside in Shivariya Township.

Industry

The Mundi area has a developing

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because of the Saint Singaji Thermal Power Plant and the Indira Sagar Pariyojna. There are small and medium scale industries such as

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, poetry firm, cloth industry etc. and presently large scale industry are also in developing stage. Some industries established in an area which as Kaka Industries, Shree Vallabh Oil Mill, Bulandi Brick Industry, Ashutosh Cotton Mill.

Tourism

Famous tourism spots are: ''* Sant Singaji Dham'' * Hanuvantiya Water Sport Complex * Sant Bokhardas Saint Gulabdas Baba Mandir * Maa Renuka Dham * Mata Mandir Mundi * Koteshwer /Loteshwer Mandir

Religious places

* Sant Singaji Dham * Sant Bokhardas Saint Gulabdas Baba Mandir * Maa Renuka Dham * Mata Mandir Mundi * Koteshwer /Loteshwer Mandir * Shri Ram Mandir * Maa Sheetala Mandir * Maa Ganga Mandir * Maa Narmada Mandir * Vishnu Mandir * Shivpuri Mahadev Mandir (oldest temple of mundi) * Hanuman Mandir * Sai Mandir Mundi

Government offices

* Tehsil Office *

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* Lok Seva Kendra *Rajshav Vibhag * MPEB Office *MPEB Office II 33KV *

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* B.S.N.L Office

Bus Stand

*Lal Bhahdur Shastri Bus Stand *Mata Mandir Bus Stand

Nagar Parishad

Mundi Nagar Parishad, with a population of about 30 thousand is Khandwa district's most populous Nagar Parishad located in the district of Khandwa (East Nimar) district in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. The total geographical area of Mundi Nagar Parishad is 18 km2 and it is the 2nd biggest city by area in the district. The population density of the city is 735 persons per km2. There are 15 wards in the city, among them Mundi Ward No 01 is the most populous ward with a population of 1663, and Mundi Ward No 11 is the least populous ward with a population of 443. A total of 1826 families reside in the city council area. District headquarter of the city is Khandwa which is 33 km away. Bhopal is the state headquarter of the city and is 225 km far from here. The yearly average rainfall of the city is 668.2 mm. The maximum temperature here reaches up to 48 °C and the minimum temperature goes down to 1 °C.

Divisions

Mundi Area is divided into Rural or Urban Market Area : Mundi, Bir, Bangarda,Devla-Khutla. These Area are further divided into Rural or Urban Market's.

MLAs

*Narayan Patel Gurjar (2023–2027) BJP *Narayan Patel Gurjar (2020–2023) BJP *Narayan Patel Gurjar (2018–2020)

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*Lokendrasingh Tomar BJP (2008–2013 व 2013–2018) *Thakur Rajnarayan Singh Purni (1998–2008) INC *Raghurajsingh Tomar (1990–1993 व 1993–1998) BJP *Thakur Rajnarayan Singh Purni (1985–1990) INC *Raghurajsingh Tomar (1977–1980, 1980–1985) BJP *Raghunath Mandloi (1972–1977) BJP *Radhakishan Bhagat (1967–1972) (Nirdali)

Mundi Tehsil Banao Samiti

The demand for making Mundi a tehsil was a multi-purpose demand of the area. For which the work of connecting people on social networking sites was done by the youth of the city in 2015. Connecting with this campaign by NP, a meeting was organized in Rathore Dharamshala. In which both the parties Congress and BJP joined and the rural people of the area also participated.It was decided by the committee that the proposal letter of the villages joining the tehsil would be collected and sent to the government and the demand would be fulfilled. Santosh Rathore, Uttampal Singh Purani, Narayan Patel, Nitin Bhagat, Lokesh Rathore, Shreyansh Jain, Dharmendra Rathore, Amit Khanuja, Rajnarayan Mandloi, Gaurav Mahajan, Nikhil Solanki, etc., were completed by the members in collecting the proposal letter.In the 2018 assembly elections, this demand was placed by the state government by Narayan Patel from the Congress. In 2020, MLA Narayan Patel resigned after the demand was not fulfilled and this demand was again placed in front of the government after contesting from the BJP. On 24 September 2021, the order letter of Mundi tehsil was issued by the Chief Minister of the state and on 28 September 2021, the committee and the people of the city were conveyed.

Education

The district is served well by several educational institutes, comprising both the private and public sectors. There is a government post-graduate degree college in the city.along with several English and Hindi medium schools and colleges. These institutions offer degrees in both the science and the arts. This district is the best educational district in the Nimar region.

Colleges

*I.T.I College *Government Degree College

Government School

*CM Rise School *Govt.Boy's Higher Sec. School *Govt. Girl's Hr.Sec.School *Janpad Hr.Sec.School

Private Schools

*Rewottama international school *St. Mary's Convent High School *Aasha Devi Public School *Lions Hr.Sec.School *Saraswati Vidya Mandir *Model Public School *Sanskar Public School *Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir

Health

* Government Hospital *Gupta Nurshing Home *Charak Hospital

Banks

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* Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank * Nimar Sahkari Gramin Bank * HDFC *

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Transport

Mundi is connected to SH-41 (Khandwa-Mundi-Ashta State Highway), SH-41A (Omkareshwer-Nagar-Punasa State Highway) and to

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started Khandwa-Bir passenger to connect

railway junction to Mundi. More than 200 buses operate and provide road connectivity to major cities of the State. The local transport system which includes mini buses, tempos to provide connectivity to more than 40 nearby villages.

References

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{{Commons category, Mundi {{Geographic location , Centre = Mundi City, Govt.Hospital, Lal Bhahadur Shastri Bus Stand , North = Mundi Forest, St.Bokhardas Dham, Nagar Pachayat, Kherkhali River, Van Vibhag, M.P.E.B, RewaPuram Colony, Petrol Pump. , Northeast = Singaji Thermal Power plant, Hanuvantiya, Koteshwer Mandir. , Northwest = Ganga Mata Mandir, Govt.School. , East = Krashi Upaj mandi, Loteshwer Mandir, Maa Renuka Dham, Mundi Bus Stand, Auto Stand. , South = Guyda Mata mandir, I.T.I College, Lion's College, Charak Hospital, Police Office, Petrol Pump. , Southwest = , West = Shitala Mata Mandir, Radha Krashn Vihaar, M.P.E.B Office. {{Indore Division Cities and towns in Khandwa district Khandwa