Vada or Wada is one of the eight

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s of the

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. Centuries ago Wada taluka known as kamalpur It is one of the most industrialised

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Geography

Wada is located at . It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). It was formerly in

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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. Towns: * Gohre * Khanivali * Kanchad * Kudus (City) * Vada (City)

Castes

There are many castes living in Wada taluka, mainly Kunbi, Nhavi, Agri, Koli, Bhanushali, Vaishya Vani, Chambhar, Muslims, Buddhist and Sonar. Tribes in Wada taluka include Katkari, Varli, Malhar Koli, Konkana, Ka Thakur etc.

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 * National Education Society's, Kudus * HVPV Vidhyalay, Kudus * ZA Memon CBSE School, Kudus * LRS Bed College, Kudus * Kilbil Vidhya Mandir, Kudus * MS Group Of College, Devghar, Kudus * Education City, Devghar, Kudus

Computer Institute

* YCC

Demographics

India

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, 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 Palghar district {{palghar-geo-stub