Vadgam

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Vadgam
Taluka
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Vadgam
Location in Gujarat, India
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Vadgam
Vadgam (India)
Coordinates: 24°5′0″N72°29′0″E / 24.08333°N 72.48333°E / 24.08333; 72.48333
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Gujarat
District Patan (Separated in 2010)
Banaskantha district (2011 present)
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code02739
Vehicle registration GJ 8
Nearest cityPalanpur
Lok Sabha constituencyPatan
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVadgam
Website http://vadgam.com/

Vadgam is located in India, situated in Banaskantha district in northern Gujarat. Administratively, it is a Taluka. There are 110 villages under this Taluka. Vadgam region also known as a Dhandhar.

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Geography

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Stepwell of Vadgam

Vadgam is situated between Kheralu and Palanpur, 15 km away from Palanpur the main city of the Banaskantha District. It is a commercial place for the surrounding the villages Memadpur, Kodaram, Pilucha, Rupal, Gola, Parakhadi, Magarwada, Nandotra, Majadar, Gidasan and Nanosana. average raindrop in vadgam region is 706mm.

Notable people

• Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel(Chaudhary), Social Leader of Banaskantha District (Founder Chairman of Banas Dairy and well known Personality among Farmers community of Banaskantha and North Gujarat)

Nearby places of interest

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