Vadgaon is a

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Nashik district Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...

in the

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Geography

It is located east from District headquarters

Nashik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nashik ...

. from

Malegaon Malegaon is a city and a municipal corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of Mosam River. History Malegaon (previously Maligaon G.N. Wright, 1837. See entry for MULLIGAUM, p216.) at the co ...

. from state capital

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. Nilgawan (2 km), Camp (3 km), Dnyane (3 km), Osiya Nagar (5 km), Lendane (5 km) are the nearby villages. Vadgaon is surrounded by Baglan Taluka towards west, Nandgaon Taluka towards South, Deola Taluka towards west, Chandwad Taluka towards south.

, Satana, and

Manmad Manmad ( ənmaːɖ is one of the towns in Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the third largest city in Nashik district, with a population of approximately 80,000. Geographically it lies within Nandgaon Tehsil in Nash ...

are nearby cities. Vadgaon has a sub village Vaitagwadi, Dadawadi.

Demographics

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, Vadgaon had a

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of 4,112. Males constitute 51.24% of the population and females 48.76%. Vadgaon has an average

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rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: Male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vadgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

The education system supports

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and

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learning. Two schools offer primary and secondary education. For higher education students go to

. The two schools in Vadgaon are ZP School and Mokshayani Vidyalaya.

Culture

Well-known temples include Panch Mukhi Mahadev, Hanuman Mandir, Renuka Mata Mandir, and Savata Maharaj.

References

{{Nashik district Cities and towns in Nashik district