Mandwa is a village in

Raigad district Raigad district (), previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The headquarters of the district is Alibag. Other major cities in the district are Panvel, Karjat, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Sh ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

, India. It is popular as a weekend beach destination from Mumbai city, mainly because of the direct

Ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

services available near Mandwa Beach to and from

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. In movies, Mandwa has been popularized by Amitabh and Hrithik's Agneepath series respectively.

Transport

Mandwa serves as the changeover point for Ferry services from the state capital of

and buses bound for the district headquarters at Alibag. It is close to Kihim beach. Mandwa beach lies 6 kilometers from

Rewas Rewas Port (Rewas-Bodani or Revas) is one of 48 “minor” ports of Maharashtra located at Rewas Creek, near Karanja creek at mouth of the Patalganga River about southward of Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) and south-east of Mumbai Port. It is con ...

and close to Mandawa town. In 2011, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), proposed to run roll on roll off (RORO) services from

Ferry Wharf Bhaucha Dhakka (also called as Ferry Wharf) is a wharf along the Thane Creek, along the coast of Dockyard Road on the Eastern seafront of Mumbai, the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The wharf serves as the port for numerous fisher ...

to Mandwa.

In popular culture

* '' Agneepath'' (1990) * '' Agneepath'' (2012)

References

External links

Mandwa – Kihim
at Amazing Maharashtra {{Raigad district Villages in Raigad district Beaches of Maharashtra Tourist attractions in Raigad district

Transport

In popular culture

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