| Area
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220.33 sq.kms. (Approx.)
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| Population
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17,41,791 (As per 2011 Census) 22,40,522 (Approx.)
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| Altitude
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35.5 meters above sea level
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| Climate
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Summer Max. 40.4oC. Min. 20.4oC. Winter Max. 33.1oC Min. 9.8oC. Rainfall 931 mm.
(Mid. June to Sept.)
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| Clothing
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Cotton in Summer, Light woolen in winter
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| Languages Spoken
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Vadodara is cosmopolitan city in Gujarati speaking area. Beside Marathi, Hindi,
Urdu, Sindhi & English are spoken. Some groups use Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and
other languages.
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| Rail
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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.
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| Road
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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.
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| Air
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The city has an airport connected with Mumbai and Delhi.
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| Bus
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The Gujarat State Transport Corporation plies its buses between Vadodara and Ahmedabad
and also on main towns and tourist centres of Gujarat.
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| Taxi & Auto
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Charges are according to meter as per revised. The revision could be examined on
printed cards available with driver.
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