The municipal town of Mawana (the headquarters of the north-eastern tahsil of the district) lies in Lat. 290 6’ N. and Long. 770 56’ E. and is 16 miles from Meerut with which it is connected by a metalled road. Other roads lead to Hastinapur, Parichhatgarh, Phalauda and Bahsuma. This place is also called Mawana Kalan to distinguish it from Mawana Khurd, a village lying 4 miles to the west, Local tradition has it that the place was originally called Mawana after Mana, a huntsman and a reputed servant of the Kauravas (of Mahabharata fame). According to another account it was one of the gates of the ancient city of Hastinapur and was known as Muhana (gate)-a name that subsequently became Mawana. There is a hillock close by which is said to be the original site of the village. Owing to the breaking out of fires, which the inhabitants ascribed to supernatural agencies, the old site was abandoned and the people settled down here.