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Vadgam
Vadgam
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Vadgam is a village in India, situated in Banaskantha district in northern Gujarat. Administratively, it is a Taluka. The population of the village is around 8,000. The main economic activities of the people are agriculture, dairy farming, and diamond cutting.

The main community of the village is Anjana Chaudhary Patel and Rajput. Vadgam is 15km away from Palanpur the main city of the Banaskantha District.

Vadgam is situated in between the way of Kheralu - Palanpur. It is a commercial place for the surrounding villages such as Kodaram, Pilucha, Rupal, Gola, Parakhadi, Magarwada, Nandotra,Gidasan, Nanosana etc. The Vadgam taluka mainly comprises the population of Anjana Chaudhari and Rajputs. Anjana Chaudhari community is associated with farming and animal husbandry related activities. Vadgam is a buffer taluka between Banaskantha and Mehsana district.

Nitin Patel and his friends set up a social & welfare trust for doing work on village development project.[1]

There is an Agricultural Market yard, primary and high school, college, village panchayat, milk society in the village.

There is a big temple of Radha krishna is in the village.

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Personalites of Village:

Laxmanbhai Hathibhai Dhuliya He is formar Congress president of Vadgam Taluka.

Virsangbhai Jivabhai Patel and Premchand shah are main doners of V. J. Patel highschool.

Seventibhai Premchandbhai Shah Dimiond merchant in Surat.

Ramjibhai Virsangbhai Patel He is president of V. J. Patel Highschool and Arts College, Professionaly business man and social man.

Laxmanbhai Shamlabhai Uplana He is Ex.Principal of Chitrasani PTC College,C J Kothari High School, Chitrasani, Adarsh High School,Palanpur and now working as director of VAdgam Adarsh School.

Late Kalidas Bhojak (Kavi Shri Anandi)-Freedom Fighter.