Vada or Wada is one of the eight
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
s of the
Palghar district
Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: aːlɡʱəɾ is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division.
On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it wa ...
in the
Konkan division
The Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisat ...
of
Maharashtra state in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. Centuries ago wada taluka known as kamalpur It is one of the most industrialised
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
s in
Palghar district
Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: aːlɡʱəɾ is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division.
On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it wa ...
.
Geography
Wada is located at . It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). It was formerly in
Thane district
Thane district (Pronunciation: ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, ...
.
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.
Castes
There are many castes living in Wada taluka, mainly Maratha, Adivasi, Kunbi, Nhavi, Agri, Koli, Bhanushali, Vaishya Vani, Chambhar, Muslims, Buddhist and Sonar.
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
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, 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.
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;
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
Cities and towns in Palghar district
Talukas in Maharashtra
Palghar district
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Wada taluka marathi information आम्ही पालघरकर Marathi blog
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