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Geographical Facts

Area 220.33 sq.kms. (Approx.)
Population 17,41,791 (As per 2011 Census) 22,40,522 (Approx.)
Altitude 35.5 meters above sea level
Climate Summer Max. 40.4oC. Min. 20.4oC. Winter Max. 33.1oC Min. 9.8oC. Rainfall 931 mm. (Mid. June to Sept.)
Clothing Cotton in Summer, Light woolen in winter
Languages Vadodara is cosmopolitan city in Gujarati speaking area. Beside Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi &
Spoken English are spoken. Some groups use Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and other languages.
Rail Vadodara is on the Western Railway Mumbai Delhi and Mumbai Ahmedabad line. It is 100 kms. from Ahmedabad, its narrowguage line operates from Pratapnagar Railway Station and Vishwamitri Railway Station.
Road Vadodara is connected by road on National Highway No. 8 with all the major cities of India. Its is 436 kms. from Mumbai and 956 kms. from Delhi.
Air The city has an airport connected with Mumbai and Delhi.
Bus The Gujarat State Transport Corporation plies its buses between Vadodara and Ahmedabad and also on main towns and tourist centres of Gujarat.
Taxi & Auto Charges are according to meter as per revised. The revision could be examined on printed cards available with driver.

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