Multai

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?Multai Madhya Pradesh • India
Multai
Coordinates: 21°46′N 78°15′E / 21.77, 78.25
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 749 m (2,457 ft)
District(s)	Betul
Population	21,428 (2001)

Coordinates: 21°46′N 78°15′E / 21.77, 78.25 Multai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This is the place which hosted Vivek ji first Dying Meditaion of the district.

[edit] Geography

Multai is located at 21.77° N 78.25° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 749 metres (2457 feet). Multai is the holy place and orgin for river Tapti. Surya putri, Maa Tapti is worshiped here in two different temples Prachin Mandir and Naveen Mandir. There is a Kund near to the Prachin Mandir about 10 mts wide and 15 mts long and around 18 feet in depth. And near to Naveen Mandir there is a big pond. On Akhad Saptami Tapti Janmotsav is celebrated and the whole Multai town is decorated and a Mela is organized once in a year. In Multai town there are too many ancient Hindu Temples of Lord Shiva, Hanuman. Its a very nice place to visit in any season. There is a belief of people about a Shiva Temple in the town that if it does not rain in the rainy season people used to fill the temple with the Tapti's Holy water and pray for rain and it does rain within 48 hours.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Multai had a population of 21,428. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Multai has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Multai, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.