Waghodia

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Waghodia
વાઘોડીયા
Town
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Waghodia
Location in Gujarat, India
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Waghodia
Waghodia (India)
Coordinates: 22°18′N73°23′E / 22.30°N 73.38°E / 22.30; 73.38
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Government
  BodyMunicipality
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
13,480
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
391 760
Telephone code91(02668)
Vehicle registration GJ 06
Lok Sabha constituency Vadodara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyWaghodia
Civic agencyWaghodia Gram Panchayat
Website gujaratindia.com

Waghodia or Vaghodia is one of the taluka headquarters of Vadodara district in Gujarat state.

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Demographics

As of Indian census 2001, Waghodia had a population of 13,480, where men are 7,108 while women are 6,372. [1]

Administration

Waghodia is a village in the Vadodara district and taluka headquarters with same name.

People and culture

There are three main religion Hindu, Muslim and Jain. They celebrate every festival with full enjoy. Garba, Deepawali, Eid, Holi are the main festivals here. The town is a center for the nearby all villages.

Transport

The usual mode of transport is state owned buses, although private buses are also a part of it, whereas for long journeys trains are preferred and the most preferred one station is Vadodara, which is approximately 28 km from the town.

Distance from Vaghodiya to Dabhoi is approximately 23 km; Vaghodiya to Bodeli approximately 40 km.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)