Mavjinjava

Mavjinjava
માવજીંજવા
Village
Nickname(s): માવજીંજવા
Mavjinjava
Mavjinjava

Location in Mavjinjava, Amreli, Gujarat, India

Coordinates: 21°33′01″N 70°54′25″E / 21.5502152°N 70.9069633°E / 21.5502152; 70.9069633Coordinates: 21°33′01″N 70°54′25″E / 21.5502152°N 70.9069633°E / 21.5502152; 70.9069633
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Amreli
Sub-District Bagasara
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,000
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 365456
Telephone code 02796
Vehicle registration GJ 14
Website gujaratindia.com

Mavjinjava (માવજીંજવા) is a small village near Bagasara in Amreli district of the Saurashtra region in the state of Gujarat, India. Around 10,000 population in Mavjinjava. More than 7000 people lived in outside of Manjinjava like Surat, Ahmedabad & Mumbai.

History

It is believed that during the year 534 AD Mavjinjava existed was formerly known as Mavji and then Mavjinjava. The village is named in ancient Gujrati as Mavjinjava (માવજીંજવા). Initially Mavjinjava was the part of the former Gaekwad of Baroda. During the Gaekwad regime in 1886. After Indian independence in 1947, the village became the part of Bombay State and then a separate village in Gujarat State after the division of Bombay State in 1956 into Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Geography

Most part of the area is called Balapur Road stretching from Main Bus stand to Mahesh Pan Center. Other area is Khodiyar Plot, Bagasara Plot, Kalwachouk, Pati Khetar Road etc.

Mavjinjava is a small village in Kāthiāwār in Gujarāt. The Kāthiāwār, peninsula of western India, is in Gujarāt State. The peninsula extends southwest into the Arabian Sea and is bounded on the northwest by the Gulf of Kachchh and on the southeast by the Gulf of Khambhāt. Area, about 60,000 km² (about 23,000 sq mi).

Climate

Climate data for Mavjinjava
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36
(97)		 39
(102)		 43
(109)		 44
(111)		 47
(117)		 45
(113)		 42
(108)		 38
(100)		 40
(104)		 41
(106)		 40
(104)		 37
(99)		 47
(117)
Average high °C (°F) 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 35
(95)		 38
(100)		 40
(104)		 37
(99)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 35
(95)		 32
(90)		 29
(84)		 33.3
(92)
Average low °C (°F) 10
(50)		 12
(54)		 16
(61)		 21
(70)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 20
(68)		 16
(61)		 12
(54)		 18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F) −0.55
(31.01)		 1
(34)		 6
(43)		 10
(50)		 16
(61)		 20
(68)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 16
(61)		 12
(54)		 7
(45)		 2
(36)		 −0.55
(31.01)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 10
(0.39)		 100
(3.94)		 270
(10.63)		 120
(4.72)		 80
(3.15)		 10
(0.39)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 590
(23.22)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 6.5 13.4 7.8 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 37.2
Average relative humidity (%) 42 40 43 44 50 66 79 82 77 57 47 45 56
Source: Weatherbase[1]

Mavjinjava has a semi-arid climate, with hot, dry summers from mid-March to mid-June and the wet monsoon season from mid-June to October, when the village receives 500 mm of rain on average. The months from November to February are mild, the average temperature being around 20 °C, with low humidity.

Culture

The people in Mavjinjava are predominantly vegetarians and are vehemently against any form of hunting.

Landmarks

Mavjinjava has many historical landmarks to visit.

is very old place in Mavjinjava.

Sports

Cricket is the very famous sport in this village.

Media

Many media found in this village.

Newspapers

Morning newspapers available in the Gujarati language are Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Avadh Times etc.

Satellite Television

Television

Prasar Bharti telecasts DD National (DD1), DD Gujarati (DD11) from Doordarshan Kendra, Rajkot. BSNL Telephone Exchange provides PSTN, mobile, wireless local loop and broadband services. Private companies like Idea cellular, Reliance Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India also provide mobile and broadband services.

Telecommunications

Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in Mavjinjava., involves worship of Ganesha.

Garba, a dance form, is popular both with men and women and is performed during the Navratri festival. The dance starts before midnight and continues until dawn. Mata Ambe, who rides a Lion, has a special reverential status with any highly religious Gujarati. The 'Janmastami Mela' organizes by for five days at the Bagasara city Grounds to celebrate Janmastami. Diwali is the New Year for Hindus and people celebrate by doing Ma Laxmi Pujan. People clean and paint their houses and purchase new clothes to wear on New Year's Day. Dhuleti is the colour festival and Mahashivratri is God Shiva's day. People also celebrate Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) on 14 January by flying kites from their terraces. Other holidays are Ganesh Utsava, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti etc.

Economy

Mavjinjava village economy depends on agriculture.

Banks

Education

Transport

Jet Airways plane at Rajkot.

Mavjinjava village is connected to major Indian cities by road.

Roads and Highways

Mavjinjava village is very well connected with Gujarat State roads.

Distances between other Cities

Mavjinjava To :-

Rail and Internal Transport

Nearly Railway Station is Amreli, Junagadh & Rajkot.

Airport

Nearly national airport is Rajkot and international airport is Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Attractions

Famous people

K'LAL Magician, a world-famous magician born in Mavjinjava Village.

Demographics

Religion in Mavjinjava[2]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
 99.99%
Others
  
 0.1%

As of 2011 India census,[3] Mavjinjava had a population of 10,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Mavjinjava Climate". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Census of India – Socio-cultural aspects". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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