Mavli
Mavli is a town in Mavli tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India.
Mavli | |
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town | |
  Mavli Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°47′N 73°59′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Udaipur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Declared Nagar Palika in May, 2023 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,630 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 313203 |
| Telephone code | STD Code 02955 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-27 (Udaipur) |
| Nearest city | NATHDWARA 28KM & UDAIPUR 42KM, Chittor Garh- 78 km |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chittorgarh Present MP is C P Joshi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mavli Present MLA is Dharam Narayan Joshi. |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
| Climate | Dry (Köppen) |
Mavli Junction railway station is an important station under Ajmer railway division of North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It connects Marwar Junction, Chittaurgarh junction, Bari Sadri and Udaipur city. New residential colonies have come up around railway station. The town has a Navodaya Vidyalaya. The town has temples of Laxmi Narayan, Shriramji- Seetamata-Laxmanji (Akhada), Thirthankar Chanda Prabhu Swamy (Jain Temple), Lok temples like Adra Bavji, Radaji Bawji, and Chamunda Mata. There is a famous bawri (step well) known as Bai Raj Ki Bawri. Baijiraj Bawri was built by the mother and sister of Rana Bhim Singhji between 1772 and 1780. This Bawri was given in dowry to Baijiraj Chandrawatiji. Maharana Uday Singh fought a battle here against Banveer and restored the Sisodia clan in Chittorgarh.
Over the years rainfall has declined and potable water is a big problem. Two ponds near the village namely Naya Talab (Hemsagar) and Nathela hardly get rainwater. Another big pond meant for irrigation namely Bagolia also remains dry, it was last overflown in 1973.
The town is famous for its Sweet Rabdi.
During the early post-independence time after Udaipur and Dabok, it was Mavli, who had school up to middle level.
Political
The town is a Tehsil headquarters, having Panchayat Samiti and also a subdivision office under Udaipur district. It is a Vidhan Sabha (State Legislative Assembly) seat and Shanti Lal Chaplot was elected from this seat. This is a major railway junction of Mewar region, where four rail lines coming from Udaipur City, Marwar Jn, Bari Sadri, and Chittaurgarh connects. It is a railhead for going to the temple town of Nathdwara. The Dabok airport of Udaipur is located in Mavli Tehsil. This town falls in the Chittaurgarh Lok Sabha constituency.
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110726135030/http://www.gwssb.org/impact/vadodara.pdf
- http://vadodaradp.gujarat.gov.in/vadodara/english/dabhoi.htm
- https://archive.today/20150118164000/http://mavlijunction.in/
- https://udaipurtimes.com/stepwell-in-mavli-a-neglected-testimony-of-the-medieval-era/
- MK Kothari