Waghodia

Waghodia
Town
Waghodia Location in Gujarat, India Waghodia Waghodia (India)
Coordinates: 22.30°N 73.38°E / 22.30; 73.38
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Vadodara
Government
• Body	Waghodia Municipality
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	13,480
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	391 760
Telephone code	91(02668)
Vehicle registration	GJ 06
Lok Sabha constituency	Vadodara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Waghodia
Civic agency	Waghodia Municipality
Website	gujaratindia.com

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.