Mungaoli

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Mungaoli

Head-quarters of the Isagarh district of Gwalior State, Central India, situated in 24° 25' N. and 78° 8' E., on the left bank of the Betwa river. Population (1901), 4,797. The town was founded by Chandel Rajputs and was formerly called Idrasi or Indrasi. It subsequently received the name of Mungavali or Mungaoll after Munga Shah, a Muhammadan saint who lived here. At Mirkabad, one mile distant, is a settlement for members of the Moghia criminal tribe. The export of grain from the town has increased since the opening of the Bina-Baran branch of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, but the want of feeder roads in the neighbourhood makes any material improvement impossible. A municipality was constituted in 1904. Besides the usual offices, a school with a boarding-house, another special school for Moghias, a district jail, a hospital, a State post office, and a police station are located in the town.