Vadnagar
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Vadnagar વડનગર |
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Kirti Toran
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 Vadnagar
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| Coordinates: 23°47′06″N 72°38′24″E / 23.785°N 72.64°ECoordinates: 23°47′06″N 72°38′24″E / 23.785°N 72.64°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Mehsana |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,790 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Vadnagar (Gujarati: વડનગર) is a city and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Narendra Modi, the 14th and current Prime Minister of India.
Vadnagar is located at 23°47′N 72°38′E / 23.78°N 72.63°E. It has an average elevation of 143 metres (469 feet).
Vadnagar is located south of Kheralu Taluka. To the West Unjha telgah, South- Visnagar and Vijapur telgah and on East side Sabarkantha Districts are located.
As of 2001[update] India census, Vadnagar had a population of 25,041. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vadnagar has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 54%. In Vadnagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Several ancient inscriptions and literary sources mention a town called Anarthapura" or "Anandapura", which is identified as the area in and around the present-day Vadnagar. The Mahabharata mentions the Anarta Kingdom in the norther part of the present-day Gujarat. The oldest Puranic legend about Gujarat is about a king named Anartha. The Junagadh rock inscription (150 CE) of Western Kshatrapa king Rudradaman I mentions a region called "Anartha" (meaningless) in the northern part of the present-day Gujarat. The Maitraka rulers of Vallabhi (505-648 CE) issued several land grants to the Brahmins of Anarthapura or Anandapura. The last mentions of Anarthapura appear in 7th century, when the Chinese traveler Xuanzang recorded his visit to O-Nan-To-Pu-Lo (Chinese form of "Anandapura"). The Harsola copper plates (949 CE) of the Paramara king record the grant of two villages in Gujarat area to the Nagar Brahmins originating from Anandapura. This Anandapura is also identified with Vadnagar, which is associated with the Nagar Brahmins. In 2009, the archaeologists discovered a 4 km long fortification near Vadnagar, which they believe could be the historical Anarthapura.
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