Mandvi an ancient town was once a State of King Bhil with its capital at Pipalwada.

When Bombay State was bifurcated, this area came under newly formed Gujarat.

Commercial land use is broadly mixed type and it has mainly retail shops and groceries stores.

Premshankar Bhatt a prominent social worker, freedom fighter was the son of Mandvi who contributed in educating tribal kids of the southern tribal belt and started NGO in name of 'Dakshin Gujarat Adivasi Sevamandal'.

Priyadarshini College of fine Arts Mandvi is a unique Govt.

Nearby Mandvi town there is a prominent Adivasi Ashramshalla run by Dakshin Gujarat Adivasi Sevamandal formed then by Shri Premshankar Bhatt a prominent freedom fighter, a fervent Gandhian, known as Gandhi of Dang due to his dedication to social work and honesty.

His daughter Urmillaben Bhatt was known as white nun a mother Teresa of the region because of her selfless dedication in bringing education awareness in Adivasi tribal kids.