Vadgaon Maval

Vadgaon
city

Parshwa Prandyalay Jain Temple

Parshwa Prandyalay Jain Temple
Vadgaon

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°E / 18.7486; 73.641Coordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°E / 18.7486; 73.641
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Population (2001)
 • Total 11,359
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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 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

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 58. ISBN 9788131300343.
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