| Mavjinjava | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Alt: | Mavjinjava |
| Pushpin Map: | India Gujarat#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mavjinjava, Amreli, Gujarat, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.5502°N 70.907°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gujarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Amreli |
| Subdivision Type3: | Sub-District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bagasara |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3,754 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 365456 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02796 |
| Registration Plate: | GJ 14 |
Mavjinjava is a small village near Bagasara in the Amreli district of the Saurashtra region in the state of Gujarat, India. There is a population of around 3,754 people in Mavjinjava. More than 3000 people live outside of Manjinjava in places like Surat, Ahmedabad & Mumbai.
It is believed that during the year 534 AD Mavjinjava existed and was 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.
Most part of the area is called Balapur Road stretching from the main bus stand to Mahesh Pan Center. Other areas are Khodiyar Plot, Bagasara Plot, Kalwachouk, Pati Khetar Road, Hanumanpara 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. The area of Mavjinjava is about 60,000 km² (about 23,000 sq mi).
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.
The people in Mavjinjava are predominantly vegetarians and are vehemently against any form of hunting.
Mavjinjava has many historical landmarks to visit, including:
Cricket is a very famous sport in this village.
Many media found in this village.
Morning newspapers available in the Gujarati language are Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Avadh Times etc.
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.
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.
Mavjinjava village economy depends on agriculture.
Mavjinjava village is connected to major Indian cities by road.
Mavjinjava village is very well connected with Gujarat State roads.
Distances from Mavjinjava to...
Nearly Railway Station is Amreli, Junagadh & Rajkot.
Nearly national airport is Rajkot and international airport is Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
India census,[1] Mavjinjava had a population of 3,754.