Mundargi is a municipal town

Municipality

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 in Gadag district

Gadag District

Gadag District had a population of 971,952 of which 35.21% was urban as of 2001. Population increased 13.14% in the decade 1991-2001. The District is bounded on the north by Bagalkot District, on the east by Koppal District, on the southeast by Bellary District, on the southwest by Haveri...

 in the India

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 of Karnataka

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. Mundargi is close to two district headquarters, being about 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) from Gadag and around 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) from Koppal

Koppal

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The name 'Mundargi' came from the hill-station Mrudagiri, meaning 'Hill of Shiva

Shiva

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'. The river Tungabhadra flows about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Mundargi, and provides water for the town.

Geography

Mundargi is located at 15.22°N 75.9°E. It has an average elevation of 528 metres (1,732.3 ft). Surrounded by the Kappatagiri range of hills, Mundargi has frequent droughts.

Demographics

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, Mundargi had a population of 20,318. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mundargi has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 53%. In Mundargi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Colleges

Mundargi has many schools and colleges:

• Ja Comp PU College Mundargi, (aided P.U. college)
• Government PU College Mundargi
• MS Dambal Women PU College Mundargi (unaided P.U. college)
• Lions Comp PU College, (unaided P.U. college)
• SVSRM PU College Mundargi, (unaided P.U. college)
• Shri SBS Ayurved Medical College (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) Mundargi
• K.R.BELLAD Arts and Commerce collage Mundaragi(KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY Dharwad) since 1980.

Transportation

By road, Mundargi is 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-east of Gadag and 32 kilometres (19.9 mi) south-west of Koppal. The nearest railway stations are at Gadag Junction and Koppal, and the nearest airport is at Hubli.

Culture

Mundargi is home to the Shri Kanaka Narsimha Temple, an ancient temple of Lord Narsimha built by Rangarao Nadgauda in the early 18th Century. The ruins of the ancient Fort of Mundargi can also still be seen. In 1857, a war against the British was fought under the leadership of Bhimrao Nadgauda. A Jatra

Jatra

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 is held during Holi

Holi

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every year.