Mandideep is closely connected to Bhimbetka, which is well known across the world for its rock paintings and also nearby Shiva Temple at Bhojpur (15 km) is a big attraction among the Hindu community.
Looking back through history, Mandideep situated in close proximity to Bhojpur's Shiva temple was surrounded by a big lake since the 10th century.
Mr. Chandar Singh Pal is the mukaddam (Patel) of Manddideep play an important role at the time of industrialization in mandideep.
The major industries here are Hindustan Electro Graphite (HEG), Procter & Gamble, Eicher tractors Ltd, Lupin laboratories, and many more national and international level company have their manufacturing units at Mandideep.
Mandideep houses more than 650 industrial units belonging to reputed companies including that of Procter and Gamble, HEG, Lupin Laboratories, Tafe Tractors, Godrej Foods, Bhaskar Industries Private Limited (a unit of Dainik Bhaskar Print Media) Insulator and Electrical etc.
Raja Bhoj International Airport is just 35 km from the area which serves daily flights for Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur, Shirdi, Surat, Udaipur.