| Bantva | |
| — town — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District(s) | Junagadh |
| Nearest city | Manavadar |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Bantva, Bantwa (بانٹوا) is a small town in Kathiawar, a former district of the state of Gujarat in India.
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Bantva is located at 21° 28' 60N and 70° 4' 60E, at an altitude of 20 meters. Nearby towns are Nanadiya, Limbuda, Manavadar, Vanthali, Junagadh, Keshod, Visavadar, Kutiyana, Dhoraji, Porbandar and Rajkot. The town is roughly 10 kilometers from the Arabian Sea.
Prior to the 1947 partition of India, Bantva was a princely state founded in 1760 and locally ruled until February 1948 by Khan Himmat Khan son of Khan Amir Khan.
Prior to Partition of India, the population of Bantva was approximately 20,000; 80% of its population was Memon. As of the 2001 India census, Bantva had a population of 15,216. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bantva has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.