Mundi is a city in the Khandwa district of Nimar region the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.It is situated in North Side of East Nimar District. Mundi is an ancient city, with many places of worship, like many other cities in India. Most temples are Hindu or JainStatues. The city is over a thousand years old and is surrounded by a forest in the Narmadariver valley. It is from Indore, the commercial capital of the state.Shri Sant Singaji and Sant Bokhardas Gulabdas Dham & Hanuwantiya Tapu are located nearby.Kherkhali river(a part of River that flows at northern edge of the City. Presently, Mundi is a major Electric Hub City with a manufacturing unit of Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant and Indira Sagar Dam.
Demographics
India census, Mundi had a population of 30,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mundi has an average literacy rate of 72%, 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.
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Workers profile
Mundi has 34% population engaged in either main or marginal works. 54% male and 13% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main workers and 5% are marginal workers. For women 9% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.
Location
Mundi is at. It has an average elevation of 300 metres.
Fame
Mundi is known for its ancient time of Mahabharat Hindu Temple'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
The name of the city is derived from "Mundari". During the rise of Buddhism, 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 was ruled by many emperors from many dynasties, which include Mauryas, Shungas, Satvahanas, Kardamakas, Abhiras, Vakatakas, Imperial Guptas, Kalchuris, Vardhanas, Chalukyas, Kanungos, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Faruki 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 Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah, Peshwas, Sindhia, Bawaniya, Holkar, Pawar,, Pindaris etc. Later from early part of the mid-18th century, the management of the Nimar region came under the British.
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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.
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 industrial sector because of the Saint Singaji Thermal Power Plant and the Indira Sagar Pariyojna. There are small and medium scale industries such as diary, 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.
Mundi Nagar Parishad, with population of about 30 thousand is Khandwa district's the most populous nagar prishad located in district of Khandwa district in the state Madhya Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Mundi nagar parishad is 18 km2 and it is the 2nd biggest city by area in the district. 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 population of 1663 and Mundi Ward No 11 is the least populous ward with population of 443. District head quarter of the city is Khandwa which is 33 km away. Bhopal is the state head quarter of the city and is 238 km far from here. Yearly average rainfall of the city is 668.2 mm. Maximum temperature here reaches up to 28°C and minimum temperature goes down to 19.8°C.
Mundi is connected to SH-41, SH-41A and to Indore, Khandwa, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Nagpur etc. Indian Railway started Khandwa-Bir passenger to connect Khandwa 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.
