Mandva
Mandva (also spelled Mandwa; Hindi Name मांडवा) is a small village and former Hindu Rajput princely state in present Gujarat state, western India.
History
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The petty princely state covered only 41 km2, with a population of *. It was ruled by a branch of the Chauhan Rajputs.
It ceased to exist on 10 June 1948 by accession to newly independent India's Bombay State. The privy purse was fixed at 18,720 Rupees.
Ruling Maharanas
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- Maharana JITSINHJI, born 1877, succeeded 13th September 1890
- Maharana KHUSHALSINHJI SAJANSINHJI 1915/1981, born 21st September 1912 and succeeded 8th January 1915, last ruler till 10 June 1948 by accession to India, died September 1981
- The line was nominally continued.
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.[1]
Connectivity
Ankleshwar Airport is a greenfield 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.[2]
See also
- Mandwa, village in Raigad district, Maharashtra, central India
- Mandwada, thikana
References
- ↑ Shukla, Rakesh (24 June 2014). "ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-માંડવાનો કૂવો". gujarati.oneindia.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Share on Twitter (2015-04-03). "New Ankleshwar airport may bag 10% of air cargo - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
External links and Sources
- Indian Princely States on www.uq.net.au, as archived on web.archive.org, with genealogy
- IndianRajputs with genealogy and Google map
Coordinates: 21°54′53″N 73°18′05″E / 21.914685°N 73.301475°E