Mandwa, Parbhani

Mandawa also known as Mandwa is a village in Parbhani taluka of Parbhani district of Maharashtra state in India, situated on the banks of river Dudhana, 3 km towards West from Jintur- Parbhani section of NH752K Highway. As for administrative setup, the village Mandawa is covered under Zari Revenue Mandal, and for policing purpose it falls within the limits of "Parbhani Rural Police station". Mandawa has pre- primary, primary & secondary schooling facility.

Mandwa मांडवा
Village
Mandwa Location in Maharashtra, India[1] 19°38'62"N 76°73'17"E Show map of Maharashtra Mandwa Mandwa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19.386232°N 76.731737°E / 19.386232; 76.731737
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,114[2]
Demonym(s)	Mandwekar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431540[3]
Telephone code	02452[4]
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH-22

Main occupation of residents of village Mandawa is Agriculture. Gifted with Black Cotton Soil the major crops cultivated are Soybean, Pigeon Pea, Cotton, Turmeric, Green Gram, Sorghum, Bengal Gram, vegetables like Tomato, Okra, Cucumber, flowers like Rose, Chrysanthemums, Marigold.

Gokulwadi is adjacent uninhabited village attached to Mandawa. Both Gokulwadi & Mandawa are now being covered under Lower Dudhana Project's Right arm canals, thereby increasing the effective irrigation potential.

Nearest Banking facility is available at Zari which is served by branches of "State Bank of India" (Branch+ ATM) and also the Parbhani District Central Cooperative (PDCC) Bank. Nearest fuel Station is "HP- Vikrant Petroleum" at Zari. Nearest Government Primary Health Center & Veterinary clinic is available at Zari while Secondary & Tertiary Healthcare facilities are available at Parbhani District Headquarters.

Mandawa is part of Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian General elections and current member of Parliament representing this constituency is Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav of Shiv Sena.

Mandawa is part of Parbhani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for Assembly elections of Maharashtra. Current representative from this constituency in Maharashtra state assembly is Rahul Vedprakash Patil of Shiv Sena.

By Virtue of being situated at the banks of river Dudhana, the surroundings are rich in biodiversity, local residents have reported various snakes, fish, deer, fox, peacock, wild pigs, Gray Langur/ Hanuman Langur, squirrel, rabbit, Monitor Lizard, snail in vicinity of the village. The floral diversity is also high, with plants like Azadirachta indica (Neem), Indian sandalwood (Chandan), Neolamarckia cadamba (Kadamb), Acacia (Babool), Ficus religiosa (Peepal), Indian banyan, Ficus racemosa, Butea Monosperma, Native Mango species etc.