Mundwa
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.
Mundwa
Town in the Nagaur district of the State of Jodhpur, Rajputana, situated in 2 7° 4' N. and 73° 49' E., on the Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway, 89 miles north-east of Jodhpur city. Population (i 901), 5,121. Mundwa is a commercial mart of some importance, noted for wooden toys and other fancy articles, and is the home of several prosperous Marwari traders having business connexions in various parts of India.