Mavli
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Mavli is a town in Udaipur district
of Rajasthan
.
The village has a famous bawri (step well) known as Bai Raj Ki Bawri. Recently, gauge conversion
took place and it is now connected with Broad gauge on Udaipur- Chittaurgarh Section of North Western Railway. However, the gange conversion between Mavli- Marwar Jn and Mavli- Bari sadri remain a far cry. Some new trains introduced on the BG Section and the village is connected to Sealdah (Kolkata), Gwalior (MP), Bandra (Mumbai), Jaipur, Kota, Delhi and Indore. Recently SH-09, which is passing through the town has been converted into a four lane road. This has caused a major problem to the town. Entire SH-09 between Dabok and Chittaurgarh carved new byepasses and not passed through populated villages. However, Mavli has to face this fourlane road passing through mid of the town. The nearest airport Maharana Pratap Air port DABOK (Udaipur) is 28 km. The town is famous for its Sweet Rabdi.
The town is a Tehsil Headquarter, having Panchayat Samiti and also sub division office under Udaipur district. It is also a Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assemply) seat. The popular leaders like Achraya Niranjan Nath, Mr Hanuman Prasad Prabhakar and Mr. Shanti Lal Chaplot were elected from this seat.
As per the history of Mewar Maharana Udaisingh won his battle against Banbir is the Chaprada
(free land for cattle fodder)of Mavli and saved the Sisodia clan. He later founded the city of Udaipur.
Over the years rain fall has declined and drinking water is a big problem. Two ponds near the village namely Naya Talab (Hemsagar) and Nathela hardly get rain water. The another big pond meant for irrigation namely BAGOLIA also remains dry, it was last over flown in 1973.
Mavli Junction ( IR Station code MVJ) is an important railway junction station under Ajmer
division of North Western Railway
zone of Indian Railways.
It connects Marwar
Junction on north-west direction, Chittaurgarh junction on North-West direction, Bari Sadri
on south-east direction and Udaipur
city on West direction.
Majority of people original from Mavli now lives in city of Vadodara, some families in United States and Australia and other countries.
Udaipur district
Udaipur District is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district....
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
.
The village has a famous bawri (step well) known as Bai Raj Ki Bawri. Recently, gauge conversion
Gauge conversion
In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
took place and it is now connected with Broad gauge on Udaipur- Chittaurgarh Section of North Western Railway. However, the gange conversion between Mavli- Marwar Jn and Mavli- Bari sadri remain a far cry. Some new trains introduced on the BG Section and the village is connected to Sealdah (Kolkata), Gwalior (MP), Bandra (Mumbai), Jaipur, Kota, Delhi and Indore. Recently SH-09, which is passing through the town has been converted into a four lane road. This has caused a major problem to the town. Entire SH-09 between Dabok and Chittaurgarh carved new byepasses and not passed through populated villages. However, Mavli has to face this fourlane road passing through mid of the town. The nearest airport Maharana Pratap Air port DABOK (Udaipur) is 28 km. The town is famous for its Sweet Rabdi.
The town is a Tehsil Headquarter, having Panchayat Samiti and also sub division office under Udaipur district. It is also a Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assemply) seat. The popular leaders like Achraya Niranjan Nath, Mr Hanuman Prasad Prabhakar and Mr. Shanti Lal Chaplot were elected from this seat.
As per the history of Mewar Maharana Udaisingh won his battle against Banbir is the Chaprada
(free land for cattle fodder)of Mavli and saved the Sisodia clan. He later founded the city of Udaipur.
Over the years rain fall has declined and drinking water is a big problem. Two ponds near the village namely Naya Talab (Hemsagar) and Nathela hardly get rain water. The another big pond meant for irrigation namely BAGOLIA also remains dry, it was last over flown in 1973.
Mavli Junction ( IR Station code MVJ) is an important railway junction station under Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
division of North Western Railway
North Western Railway
The North Western Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur. It comprises four divisions: Jodhpur and reorganized Bikaner division of the erstwhile Northern Railway and reorganized Jaipur and Ajmer divisions of the erstwhile Western Railway. This zone...
zone of Indian Railways.
It connects Marwar
Marwar
Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of desert'., The Imperial Gazetteer...
Junction on north-west direction, Chittaurgarh junction on North-West direction, Bari Sadri
Bari Sadri
Bari Sadri is a city and a municipality in Chittaurgarh district in the state of Rajasthan, India.-Geography:Bari Sadri is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
on south-east direction and Udaipur
Udaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
city on West direction.
Namesake
There is another Mavli, a small village with population roughly about 1000 in Dabhoi Taluka of Vadodara district of Gujarat State in India. Village Mavli is located about 23 kilometers East of Vadodara city by road.Majority of people original from Mavli now lives in city of Vadodara, some families in United States and Australia and other countries.