| Vada | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.39°N 73.08°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
| Government Type: | Nagarpanchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 38 |
| Population Total: | 178370 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 421303 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02526 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-48 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Palghar, Bhiwandi, Vasai-Virar, Thane |
| Official Name: | Wada |
Vada or Wada is one of the eight talukas of the Palghar district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state in India. Centuries ago Wada taluka known as kamalpur It is one of the most industrialised talukas in Palghar district.
Wada is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). It was formerly in Thane district.
The main rivers flowing through Wada are the Vaitarna and Pinjal. There are three main lakes in Wada town.Kohoj Killa is a fort near Kanchad Village at Vaghote.
Temples:-Lord Shiva temple which is at Tilase village in Wada tehsil is very famous,people comes from different areas during Mahashivaratri.
Towns:
There are many castes living in Wada taluka, mainly Maratha, Adivasi, Kunbi, Nhavi, Agri, Koli, Bhanushali, Vaishya Vani, Chambhar, Muslims, Buddhist and Sonar.
This city has schools and colleges:
India census,[2] Wada had a population of 75,291. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Wada has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 72.5%. In Wada, 12% of the population is under six years of age.
India census, Wada taluka has a population of 142,753, with 52.33% males and 47.66% females. Of the total population, 128,467 persons live in rural areas and 14,286 in urban areas;[3] at the 2011 Census the population had risen to 178,370. Wada is emerging as a new industrial hub with several industrial undertakings and foundries being established recently.