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)

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