Mandva (also spelled Mandwa) is a small village and former
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
in present-day
Gujarat state, western India.
History
The petty
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
covered .
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 at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...
. The
privy purse was fixed at 18,720 Rupees.
Modern village
The village lies between the
Narmada River and GJ SH 160 in
Bharuch district, Gujarat.
Places of interest
There is a well in the villages which is similar to
stepwell and had rooms in its walls to rest there in summer.
Connectivity
Ankleshwar Airport
Ankleshwar Airport is a greenfield airport being constructed at village Mandva on National Highway 8 near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India.
The Airports Authority of India has cleared the techno-economic feasibility report for the proposed airfiel ...
is a
greenfield
Greenfield or Greenfields may refer to:
Engineering and Business
* Greenfield agreement, an employment agreement for a new organisation
* Greenfield investment, the investment in a structure in an area where no previous facilities exist
* Greenf ...
airport being constructed near Mandva village by the
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.
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
Aviation Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) facility at the new airport.
See also
*
Mandwa, village in Raigad district, Maharashtra, central India
References
Cities and towns in Bharuch district
Princely states of Gujarat
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