Wadegaon is a village in the state of Maharashtra located in
Akola District in the
Vidarbha
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region of central
India. It is located around 618 km east of
Mumbai and 285 km west of
Nagpur.
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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is the spoken language. Wadegaon comes under the
Balapur Taluka.
Wadegaon is also known as Bardoli of Vidarbha.{{Citation needed, date=January 2012 It is famous for its
Lemon production and export.
Farming is the main occupation of the Wadegaon. Wadegaon town is situated on
Patur
Patur is a town and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Geography
Patur is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
the India census, According to the 2011 census, the total population ...
-
Balapur State Highway.
Fifth Diwan of
Baroda State
Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its c ...
of
Gaekwad Dynasty Balwant Rao Bhicaji Rahurakar – (1872–72) (4 months) hails from Rahud Village in Khamgaon.
His descendants are living in Rahud, Wadegaon and Undri or villages near Undri. Some of them have changed their surnames to "Rahudkar" or "Lahudkar".
Geography and climate
Wadegaon is located at latitude 20°34'40" North and longitude 76°51'6" East. It is located at an altitude of 925 ft (282m)
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
. The climate is tropical, and people predominantly wear cotton clothes. Annual temperatures range from a high of 48 °C (118 °F) to a low of 10 °C (50 °F). Wadegaon lies on the
Tropic of Cancer and becomes very hot during the summer, especially in May. Although it can be very hot in the day, it is cool at night. The annual rainfall averages 850 mm. Most of the rainfall occurs in the
monsoon season
The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the sea ...
between June and September, but some rain does fall during January and February.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in Wadegaon.
Cotton, soybean and wadegaon lemon is very famous.
Jawar
Jawar is a village and a gram panchayat in Khandwa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Geography
Jawar is located at . It has an average elevation of 294 metres (964 feet).
Demographics
India census
A census is the pro ...
(''Sorghum'') are the essential crops grown in the village. But Wadegaon is famous for its lemon production. Other important crops of Wadegaon are
wheat,
sunflower
The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...
,
canola,
peanut,
Bajra (''Pearl Millet''), Harbara (''Chick Peas''), Toor (''Pigeon Peas''), Urad and Moong (''Green Gram''), etc. Most crops are dependent on the monsoon. Now-a-days many people have started farming with the help of
irrigation. Also onion production is one major production
Villages in Akola district