Wadegaon Explained

Wadegaon
Native Name Lang:baradoli
Nickname:Baradoli of Vidarbha
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:20.34°N 76.51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akola
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:282
Population Total:40000
Population As Of:2018
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:444502
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07257
Registration Plate:MH 30

Wadegaon is a village in the state of Maharashtra located in Akola District in the Vidarbha region of central India. It is located around 618 km east of Mumbai and 285 km west of Nagpur. Marathi is the spoken language. Wadegaon comes under the Balapur Taluka.

Wadegaon is also known as Bardoli of Vidarbha. It is famous for its Lemon production and export. Farming is the main occupation of the Wadegaon. Wadegaon town is situated on Patur-Balapur State Highway.

Fifth Diwan of Baroda State of Gaekwad Dynasty Balwant Rao Bhicaji Rahurakar – (1872–72) (4 months) hails from Rahud Village in Khamgaon.

His descendants are living in Rahud, Wadegaon and Udaynagar (Buldhana). Some of them have changed their surnames to "Rahudkar" or "Lahudkar".

Geography and climate

Wadegaon is located at latitude 20°34'40" North and longitude 76°51'6" East. It is located at an altitude of 925 ft (282m) above sea level. The climate is tropical, and people predominantly wear cotton clothes. Annual temperatures range from a high of 48 °C (118 °F) to a low of 10 °C (50 °F). Wadegaon lies on the Tropic of Cancer and becomes very hot during the summer, especially in May. Although it can be very hot in the day, it is cool at night. The annual rainfall averages 850 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season between June and September, but some rain does fall during January and February.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in Wadegaon. Cotton, soybean and wadegaon lemon is very famous. Jawar (Sorghum) are the essential crops grown in the village. But Wadegaon is famous for its lemon production. Other important crops of Wadegaon are wheat, sunflower, canola, peanut, Bajra (Pearl Millet), Harbara (Chick Peas), Toor (Pigeon Peas), Urad and Moong (Green Gram), etc. Most crops are dependent on the monsoon. Now-a-days many people have started farming with the help of irrigation. Also onion production is one major production