Mandwa State was a minor princely state during the

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in what is today

Gujarat State Gujarat () is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth- ...

India. It was initially administered by the

Rewa Kantha Agency Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat an ...

and then by the

Baroda and Gujarat States Agency Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. The political agent, who was also Collector of the Brit ...

. The state had a population of 15 595 and an area of 16.5 sq miles. It was part of the 28 Princely States making up the

Sankheda Mehwas Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat an ...

, estates dating from the fall of Pawagadh in 1484, by Rajputts settling on the south of the territory near the town of Sankheda, from which the Sankheda Mehwas derive their name. The state contained sixteen villages.

History

The state of

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

had imposed a tribute on the Sankheda Mewas, it's extraction causing British intervention in 1822, brokering an agreement where the

Gaekwar Gaekwads (also spelled as Gaikwads, Guicowars, Gaekwars) (IAST: ''Gāyakavāḍa''), a Hindu Maratha dynasty of the former Maratha Empire and its subsequent (erstwhile) princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until ...

received tribute from the states, while their independence was recognised by Baroda, which also promised to respect the petty states' rights. The state entered into relations with the British Government in 1825. It ceased to exist on 10 June 1948 by accession to newly independent India's

Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Province, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Province (in British India roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Mah ...

. The

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was fixed at 18,720 Rupees.

Rulers

The Rulers held the title of Thakur. * Rana Khumansinghi -September 13th 1890 * Raja Jitsinghji Khumansinghji (b. August 31, 1876) Sept 13th 1890-fl. 1911 Son and successor of the above. * Raja Shri Khushalsinhji Sajansinhji (b. September 12, 1912) January 8, 1915-fl. 1940

Modern village

The village lies between the

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and GJ SH 160 in

Bharuch district Bharuch (formerly commonly known as Broach) in India, is a district in the southern part of the Kathiawar, Kathiawar peninsula on the west coast of state of Gujarat with a size and population comparable to that of Greater Boston. Bharuch derives ...

, Gujarat.

Places of interest

There is a well in the villages which is similar to

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and had rooms in its walls to rest there in summer.

Connectivity

Ankleshwar Airport Bharuch - Ankleshwar Airport is a greenfield airport being constructed at village Mandvabuzarg on National Highway 8 near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. The Airports Authority of India has cleared the techno-economic feasibility report for t ...

is a greenfield airport being constructed near Mandva village by the

Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) was established under the ''Gujarat Industrial Development Act of 1962'', with a goal of accelerating industrialization in the state of Gujarat, India. History Main role of the GIDC is to iden ...

. The Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) has acquired 80 hectares of land for the construction of the airport. GUJSAIL intends to develop an

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Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) facility at the new airport.

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