Waghodia
Encyclopedia
Waghodia or Vaghodia is a taluka headquarter of Vadodara
district in Gujarat state.
and taluka headquarters with same name.
, Jain. They celebrate every festival with full enjoy. Garba
, Deepawali, Holi
are the main festivals here. The town is a center for the nearby all villages.
, which is approx 28 km from the town.
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
district in Gujarat state.
Demographics
As of Indian census 2001, Waghodia had a population of 13480, where men are 7,108 while women are 6,372.Administration
Waghodia is a village in the Vadodara districtVadodara district
Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The city of Vadodara , in the western part of the district, is the administrative headquarters. Vadodara District covers an area of 7,794 km². It had a population of 3,641,802 of which 45.20% were...
and taluka headquarters with same name.
People and Culture
There are two main religion HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
, Jain. They celebrate every festival with full enjoy. Garba
Garba
Garba can mean;* Garba , a form of dance originating in Gujarat, India. The term "garba" holds the semantic field 'womb' and is part of the Sanskrit compounds: Hiranyagarbha, Tathagatagarbha, Garbhagriha and Garbhadhatu.-Places:*Garba, Central African Republic*Garba, Sichuan* Garba, the Hungarian...
, Deepawali, Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...
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 VadodaraVadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
, which is approx 28 km from the town.