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Prakash.vkpt (talk) 11:29, 27 November 2015 (UTC)Prakash VENKATAPURA,is great village comes under Mundargi Taluk

Mundaragi is a municipal town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Mundargi is close to two district headquarters, being about 36 km from Gadag and around 50 km from Koppal. Mundargi is also the taluka headquarter of the same name. Pin code of Mundaragi is 582118.

The name 'Mundaragi' is said to have derived from the stone hill, located to north-west of the town,Murudagiri, meaning 'Hill of Shiva'. The river Tungabhadra flows about 7 km from Mundargi, and provides water for the town.

Geography
Mundargi is located at 15.22°N, 75.9°W. It has total area of 6.64 km2. It has an average elevation of 528 m. Surrounded by the Kappatagiri range of hills, Mundargi has frequent droughts.

Demographics
India census, the Mundargi Town Municipal Council has population of 24,919 of which 12,513 are males while 12,406 are females.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3215 which is 12.90 % of total population of Mundargi (TMC). In Mundargi Town Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 991 against state average of 973. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Mundargi is around 886 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Mundargi city is 79.15 % higher than state average of 75.36 %. In Mundargi, Male literacy is around 86.82 % while female literacy rate is 71.53 %.

Mundaragi Fort
Mundaragi is famous for the ancient Mundaragi fort located on the hill top.

Colleges
Mundargi has many educational institutions:


 * JT Fort High School Mundaragi
 * 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 College Mundaragi(KARNATAKA UNIVERSITY Dharwad) since 1980
 * Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), (CBSE).
 * SFS English medium School Gadag Road,Mundargi.
 * Govt. ITI college
 * Govt. First grade college

Transportation
By road, Mundaragi is 37 km south-east of Gadag and 32 km 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. In 1857, a war against the British was fought under the leadership of Sri Mundaragi Bheema rao Nadagouda. A Jatra is held during Holi every year. Holi is not celebrated here. It is also famous for the Annadaneeshwara Matham. Annadaneeshwara jatra is celebrated in the months of January-February every year.