Maghval, also known as Megwal and Meghwad, is a village in the Kaparada taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat State, India. It is a small enclave belonging to Gujarat, but located within Nagar Haveli, just south of Silvassa in the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. In January 2022, the government of India announced plans for the Maghval enclave to become part of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[1]

Maghval Megwal Meghwad
village
Dadra and Nagar Haveli map in grey depicting the Gujarati enclave village of Maghval in cream
Maghval Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Maghval Maghval (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20.21°N 73.02°E / 20.21; 73.02
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Valsad district
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,678
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	396240
Vehicle registration	GJ
Nearest city	Silvassa

Geography

Maghval, though under the administrative purview of Gujarat, is surrounded by the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNHDD), outside the state boundary and a few kilometres from Silvassa in DNHDD. The village with 2,160 villagers (as of February 2018) has a rich landscape with the Daman Ganga River cutting through it, leaving a hilly stretch on one side and plains on the other.

History

Formerly "Bombay Enclave," Maghval was a British counter-enclave within the Portuguese enclave within British India until independence.[2][3]

References

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