Mandva
| Mandwa State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
 Location of Mandwa | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 42.735 km2 (16.500 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 15 595 | ||||||
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Mandwa State was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today Gujarat State India. It was initially administered by the Rewa Kantha Agency [1] and then by the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency. [2]. The state had a population of 15 595 and an area of 16.5 sq miles. [3]
History
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The petty princely state covered 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi).[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Rulers
[edit]The Rulers held the title of Thakur.
- Raja Jitsinghji Khumansinghji (b. August 31st 1876) Sept 13th 1890-fl. 1911 [4]
- Raja Shri Khushalsinhji Sajansinhji (b. September 12th 1912) January 8th 1915-fl. 1940 [5]
Modern village
[edit]The village lies between the Narmada River and GJ SH 160 in Bharuch district, Gujarat.
Places of interest
[edit]There is a well in the villages which is similar to stepwell and had rooms in its walls to rest there in summer.[6]
Connectivity
[edit]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.[7]
See also
[edit]- Mandwa, village in Raigad district, Maharashtra, central India
References
[edit]- ^ Memoranda On Native State In India 1909, p. 264, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108717/page/n295/mode/2up
- ^ Memoranda On The Indian States 1935, p. 100, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.275347/page/n109/mode/2up
- ^ Memoranda On The Indian States 1940, p. 22, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35376/page/n31/mode/2up
- ^ Memoranda On Native States In Indian 1911, p. 212, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35691/page/n213/mode/2up
- ^ Memoranda On The Indian States 1940, p. 22, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35376/page/n31/mode/2up
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Ankleshwar airport may bag 10% of air cargo - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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