Wadhwan
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- Settlement.name
- Wadhwan
- Settlement.other_name
- Vadhwan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gujarat, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Surendranagar district
- Settlement.governing_body
- Surendranagar Wadhwn Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 75,755
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- Gujarati, Hindi
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- Demographics
- Geography
- History
- Wadhwan State
- Historical buildings
- Education
- References
Wadhwan, also spelled Vadhwan, is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located on the banks of the Bhogavo River, around 3 km from Surendranagar and 111 km from Ahmedabad, Wadhwan is a known location for its old world royal charm and serene space with a life and culture of its own. It was historically the capital of Wadhwan State.
==Demographics== thumb|left|Flag of Wadhwan India census, Wadhwan city had a population of 61,739. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Wadhwan city has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 63%. In Wadhwan city, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.