Waghodia Explained

Waghodia
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:22.3°N 73.38°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vadodara
Governing Body:Waghodia Gram Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:305
Population Total:13480
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:391 760
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91(02668)
Registration Plate:GJ 06
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Vadodara
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Waghodia
Blank3 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Waghodia Gram Panchayat

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

Demographics

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

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.