Vadgaon Maval

Vadgaon
city
Vadgaon Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°ECoordinates: 18°44′55″N 73°38′28″E / 18.7486°N 73.641°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Population (2001)
• Total	11,359
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Vadgaon or Vadgaon Maval (formerly spelled Wadgaon or Wargaum) is a census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Vadgaon, Tal. Maval. Di. Pune had a population of 11,359. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vadgaon has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%. In Vadgaon, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Battle in the First Anglo-Maratha War

In the First Anglo-Maratha War, Wadgaon (as the name was then spelled) was the site of a battle in which the Maratha Empire inflicted a defeat on the East India Company and of a treaty in which the British had to make considerable concessions.^[2]

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
2. Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 58. ISBN 9788131300343.