Maval is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
in a subdivision of the same name, in the
Pune district
Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst India's 640 district ...
of
Maharashtra, India.
Description
The word Maval is derived from a Marathi word ''Maval'', meaning the direction in which the sun sets. This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is hilly terrain and part of the
Sahyadri range/western ghats. The Sahyadri range goes from north to south. On the western part of the range lies the Konkan area and on the eastern side 'Maval'. Many rivers originate from this region and travel from west to east. Broadly speaking, Maval is subdivided into 12 subregions. Each subregion is mostly identified by the name of a river. The names of the subregions are Andar Maval, Kanad Maval (Kanad Khore), Korbarse Maval, Gunjan Maval, Nane Maval, Pavan Maval, Paud Maval (Paud Khore), Mutha Khore, Muse Khore (or Mose Khore), Rohid Khore, Velvand Khore, Hirdas Maval etc. The highest point of this region is the
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar () is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus because Krishna river has its origin here. The British colonial rulers developed the town as a hill station ...
area, which is approximately 4500 feet above sea level. Maval is one of the world's highly biodiversified regions.
It was the first abode of
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who formed an army of the local inhabitants called 'Mavale'.
[Raeside, I. (1978). A Note on the 'Twelve Mavals' of Poona District. Modern Asian Studies, 12(3), 393-417. Retrieved September 1, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/312227]
Notable people
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Shivrampant Damle (1900–1977), Indian educationist
See also
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Mavala
The Mavala is a Title used for the Kolis of Maval region. Most of the inhabitants of maval region were Mahadeo Kolis. Maval region, also known as Bavan Mavals (52 valley), was known as Koli country and each Mavals were under the control of K ...
References
Cities and towns in Pune district
Talukas in Pune district
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