Maghval

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 counterenclave belonging to Gujarat located within Nagar Haveli which is an enclave in Gujarat, 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 alongside 3 other villages. This would allow the sale of alcohol in the villages, as alcohol is restricted in Gujarat. This process was later deferred.

Geography

Maghval, though under the administrative purview of Gujarat, is surrounded by the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, outside the state boundary and a few kilometres from Silvassa in DNHDD. The village with 2,160 villagers 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.