Mandwa Parbhani
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mandawa also known as Mandwa is a village in Parbhani taluka of Parbhani district of Maharashtra state in India.
Location
It situated on the banks of river Dudhana, 3 km towards West from Jintur- Parbhani section of NH752K Highway. 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.
Jat clans
Economy
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.
Flora Fauna
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. == History ==