Mukhedis a

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in the

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of Maharashtra.

History

The historical name of this city was 'Mohanavati Nagar'. There is a fable about this name change. There was strong belief among native peoples that this city was "enchanted". Once any person visited this city, they would be enchanted, and, as result, not be able to easily leave. The name Mohanavati means bewitch. The current name of the city is Mukhed. Mukhed has a temple dedicated to Veerbhadra, a son of

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. Veerbhadra is the Gram Daivat (town/village deity). Another temple is that of Shri Dashratheshwar, built in the 12th century during the reign of

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. The Capital of ''Mukhedtalukas Capital is 'beli budruk' ",.

Demographics

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, Mukhed had a population of 27,650.

Transport

Mukhed is about 75 km from

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this distance is via Narsi - Naigoan-kahala to Nanded city, travel time to Mukhed from Nanded takes about 90 minute by public transport, and there is no train service.Nowadays one new highway is under construction ,which is going through Kautha- usman Nagar - Nanded.

Mukhed Taluka

Total population of Mukhed Taluka is more than 250,000 in 46,556 Houses, Spread across total 253 villages and 129 panchayats. While Mukhed town has population more than 27,000.

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