Munabao | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates: | 25.75°N 70.2833°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Barmer |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Gadra Road |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 71 |
Population Total: | 411 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Rajasthani |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Barmer |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sheo |
Iso Code: | RJ-IN |
Munabao is a Bordering Village, approx.124 km from Barmer city in Barmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It borders Pakistan. It is a designated border crossing, where a daily beating retreat border ceremony is held.
It is about 125 km from district headquarters Barmer city in the Barmer district. It is 177 km southwest of Jaisalmer, 660 km west of state capital Jaipur, and 931 km from national capital New Delhi. Khokhrapar village, Pakistan is just across the border.
Munabao is served by the Munabao railway station on Marwar Junction–Munabao line.[1]
From 2006 to 2019, a train service used to run once-a-week between Bhagat Ki Kothi near Jodhpur and Karachi, Pakistan, passing through Munabao on India side, border station, Khokhrapar on Pakistan side. This train wais known as the Thar Express. It was the second active rail connection between India and Pakistan. Thar link express was extended for 3 years from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2021, but as of 9 August 2019, the train was cancelled due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. A passenger train runs between Munabao and Barmer.
See also: Borders of India, Indo-Pakistani border and Wagah-Attari border ceremony.
India and Pakistan jointly host a beating retreat flag ceremony every day at 6 pm which is open for the public. This ceremony is similar to the Wagah-Attari border ceremony held near Amritsar.[2] [3]
The 2022 film Thar featuring Anil Kapoor was filmed there.