Vadgaon | |
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city | |
Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°ECoordinates: 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 | 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.
As of 2001[update] India census, 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.
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.