Vadgaon Maval
Vadgaon | |
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 Parshwa Prandyalay Jain Temple | |
  Vadgaon Location in Maharashtra, India  Vadgaon Vadgaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 11,359 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vadgaon or Vadgaon Maval (formerly spelled Wadgaon or Wargaum) is a census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Vadgaon is famous for its Jain temple.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Vadgaon, Tal. Maval. Di. Pune had a population of 11,359. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vadgaon has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vadgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Battle in the First Anglo-Maratha War
In the First Anglo-Maratha War, Wadgaon (as the name was then spelled) was the site of a battle in which the Maratha Empire inflicted a defeat on the East India Company and of a treaty in which the British had to make considerable concessions. Wadgaon also is known for Shrimant Sardar Mahaduji Shinde[2]
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 58. ISBN 9788131300343.
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