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Vada
Vada
City
	Wada
	Vada Location in Maharashtra, India
	Coordinates: 19°23′N 73°05′E / 19.39°N 73.08°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Government
• Type	Nagarpanchayat
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	178,370
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	421303
Telephone code	02526
Vehicle registration	MH-48
Nearest city	Palghar, Bhiwandi, Vasai-Virar, Thane

Vada or Wada is one of the eight talukas of the Palghar district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state in India. Centuries ago Wada taluka known as kamalpur It is one of the most industrialised talukas in Palghar district.

Geography

Wada is located at 19°39′N 73°08′E / 19.65°N 73.13°E / 19.65; 73.13.^[1] It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). It was formerly in Thane district.

Rivers, fort and lakes

The main rivers flowing through Wada are the Vaitarna and Pinjal. There are three main lakes in Wada town. Kohoj Killa is a fort near Kanchad Village at Vaghote.

Temples:- Lord Shiva temple which is at Tilase village in Wada tehsil is very famous, people comes from different areas during Mahashivaratri.

Towns:

Gohre
Khanivali
Kanchad
Kudus (City)
Vada (City)

Castes

There are many castes living in Wada taluka, mainly Kunbi, Nhavi, Agri, Koli, Bhanushali, Vaishya Vani, Chambhar, Muslims, Buddhist and Sonar. Tribes in Wada taluka include Katkari, Varli, Malhar Koli, Konkana, Ka Thakur etc.

Education

This city has schools and colleges:

Sarswati Vidya Mandir, Kanchad
True Light English Medium School
Little Angel's English medium school
Pandurang Javji high school
Swami Vivekanand Vidyamandir & Jr College
Sharda Vidyalaya
Wada College of Management & science
Anand Laxman College of Science, Art & Commerce
Ideal CBSE School
Ideal Group of Colleges, Posheri
National Education Society's, Kudus
HVPV Vidhyalay, Kudus
ZA Memon CBSE School, Kudus
LRS Bed College, Kudus
Kilbil Vidhya Mandir, Kudus
MS Group Of College, Devghar, Kudus
Education City, Devghar, Kudus

Computer Institute

YCC

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Wada had a population of 75,291. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Wada has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 72.5%. In Wada, 12% of the population is under six years of age.

As of 2011^[update] India census, Wada taluka has a population of 142,753, with 52.33% males and 47.66% females. Of the total population, 128,467 persons live in rural areas and 14,286 in urban areas;^[3] at the 2011 Census the population had risen to 178,370. Wada is emerging as a new industrial hub with several industrial undertakings and foundries being established recently.

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Wada
^ "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.
^ "Wada, palghar, Maharashtra". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Wada

[2] "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.

[3] "Wada, palghar, Maharashtra". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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