[1][2] It located near bank of Purna river and is highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.

[2] During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East Khandesh district.

The former President of India Pratibha Patil started her political career in Muktainagar in the early 1960s.

[8] Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Nimba Patil is the current MLA from the Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency.

He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.