Mul

Geography

Mul is located at . It has an average elevation of 198 metres (649 feet). Places to visit: Somnath is just 9 km away from Mul, well connected via road. Somnath is a well-known tourist place around Chandrapur district. Amtepharm is located in Somnath, which is run by Baba Amthe for leprotic patients. There is also a ritual place known as markandadeo at about 25 km from mul. There is lord shiva Temple is situated in village at the bank of the Wainganga river, which flows generally from North to South but at Markanda it takes Northward turn for 20 km before again going Southward. It is believed that this uttar vahini (Northward flow) of wainganga river makes this place more sacred to worship lord shiva. A great yatra is heals here on occasion of mahashivratri and thousand of devotees gathers together to worship lord shiva. Mul is mainly known for rice production, having 53 rice mills covering 90% of rice production in whole Chandrapur district, Maharastra. Rice is supplied throughout Maharashtra involving big cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, and Nashik. The educational facility in Mul was very poor. It found surprising that there is no well-known B.Sc., M.Sc. college for higher studies. But fortunately, Karmaveer college is offering Bachelore in science since 3 to 4 years. Also, many CBSE schools are offering quality education.

Most-observed species

• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  150
• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  140
• Red-wattled Lapwing

  Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  139
• White-throated Kingfisher

  Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  134
• Indian Roller

  Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  131
• Green Bee-eater

  Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
  127
• Rufous Treepie

  Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  126
• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  122