Multai is a town and a Nagar Palika[3] in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Considering the small villages around, it occupies a large area in width of the Satpura range between the valley of the Narmada on the north and the barer plains on the south.

As of 2011[update] India census,[5] Multai is a Municipality city in district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh.

Multai Municipality has total administration over 6,674 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hazrat Suleman Shah Baba Dargah is very famous in Prabhat Patan village of Multai.

The rest of the district is predominantly tribal, populated by the Gonds and Korkus, who worship Baba Mahadev, practice rituals of animal sacrifice and follow superstitions.

The river originates from Multai in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura range at an elevation of 752 meter above the sea level.

The main tributaries of the Tapi river are Purna, The Girna, The Panjhra, The Vaghur, the Bori and the Aner.

The river finds mention in the great Indian epic Mahabharata, according to which Tapti had married Sanvaran, a legendary hero of the moon dynasty.

[7][8][9] Multai is well connected to its neighboring districts Amaravati, Betul, Amla, Nagpur, Chhindwara through rail and road.