?Baroda Vadodara Gujarat • India
Nickname: Sanskari Nagari/Sayaji Nagari
Nyay Mandir in the heart of Vadodara
Vadodara  Location of Vadodara in Gujarat
Coordinates: 22°18′00″N 73°12′01″E / 22.3, 73.20028
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	148. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 95 km² (58 sq mi)[1] • 129 m (423 ft)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	Semi-Arid (BSh) (Köppen) 43 - 12 °C (97 °F) • 43 - 26 °C (83 °F) • 33 - 12 °C (79 °F)
Distance(s) • From Delhi • From Mumbai • From Ahmedabad	• 956 km NE (Rail & Air) • 395 km S (Rail & Air) • 100 km NW (Road)
Nearest city	Ahmedabad
District(s)	Vadodara District
Population • Density • Literacy rate	1,641,566† (18) (2007) • 11,021 /km² (28,544 /sq mi) • 76. The climate of India defies easy generalisation comprising a wide range of weather conditions across a large geographic scale and varied topography Temperature is a physical property of a system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold something that is hotter generally has the greater temperature Tropical rainy climatic group The regions belonging to this group experience persistent high temperatures which normally do not go below 18°C even in the coolest month The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ Amdāvād, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) is the largest city in Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ Amdāvād, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) is the largest city in A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, The following is a list of the most populous cities in India. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 11
Language(s)	Gujarati, Hindi & English
Mayor	Shri Sunil Solanki
Municipal Commissioner	Shri M. The Constitution of India envisages Hindi as the primary official language to be used by the Union Government, with English as the subsidiary official language K. Das [2]
Vadodara Municipal Corporation	1950
Legislature (seats)	Municipality (84 [1])
Parliamentary constituency	1 [3]
Assembly constituency	5 [4]
Planning Agency	1 (VUDA)
Zone	4 [1]
Ward	10 [1] [5]
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • UN/LOCODE • Vehicle	• 390 0XX • +(91)265 • INBDQ • GJ-06
Website: Vadodara Municipal Corporation

Coordinates: 22°18′00″N 73°12′01″E / 22.3, 73.20028 Vadodara (Gujarati: વડોદરા (help·info), Marathi: बडोदा), also known as Baroda (Gujarati: બરોડા), is the third most-populated city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat. The " Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan " or Vadodara Municipal Corporation or VMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The Vidhan Sabha also known as Legislative Assembly is the lower house of state legislature in India. The Vadodara Urban Development Authority is a civilian government body responsible for overseeing and sanctioning construction and infrastructure development across the suburbs of the city List of Corporation wards in the city of Chennai, India managed by the Corporation of Chennai See also Chennai Corporation List of Corporation wards in the city of Chennai, India managed by the Corporation of Chennai See also Chennai Corporation A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or Post code system used by India Post the Indian Postal For the past decade or so telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission KA-19-P-8488jpg|thumb|270px|Close up of a licence plate used in Mangalore, Karnataka. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ Amdāvād, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) is the largest city in It is one of four cities in the state with a population of over 1 million^[6], the other being Rajkot and the two cities listed above. Rajkot (રાજકોટ राजकोट Rājkot) is the 4th largest city in the state of Gujarat, India. It is also known as the Sayaji Nagari or Sanskari Nagari (Cultural Capital of Gujarat). Vadodara or Baroda, formerly the capital city of Gaekwar State, is situated on the banks of Vishwamitri, a river whose name derived from the great saint Rishi Vishvamitra. It is located southeast of Ahmedabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Vadodara District. Vadodara District is a district in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India.

Vadodara is home to almost 1. 6 million people ^[7] (as of 2005), the beautiful Lakshmi Vilas Palace and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (M. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term Maharaja Palace actually refers to a series of palaces in Vadodara constructed since the Gaekwad family started ruling the Vadodara State The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda, is one of the premier universities of India S. U. ) which is famous for various departments, including the fine arts, performing arts, technology, management and medicine streams. It has a high literacy rate by Indian standards of 78% (2001). Major industries include petrochemicals, engineering, pharmaceuticals, and plastics. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and A drug, broadly speaking is any chemical substance that when absorbed into the body Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origin of name 1.2 Old Ankotakka 1.3 Recent history 2 Geography and Climate 3 Industry & Commerce 4 Civic Administration 5 Administrative Legends 6 Transport 6.1 Air 6.2 Rail 6.3 Road 7 Demographics 8 Culture 9 Education 10 Sports 11 Media 12 Places of interest 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links

History

Vadodara has a rich historical background. The ardent historian can trace Vadodara's history over 2000 years and more. The first noted history of the city was of the early trader settlers who settled in the region in 812 A. D. The province was mainly Hindu-dominated with Hindu kings ruling till the year 1297. The Gupta Dynasty was the first power rulers of the region. The Gupta Empire ( Hindi: गुप्त राजवंश was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 C After fierce battles, the region was taken over by the Chalukya Dynasty. The Chalukya dynasty ( Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು ʧaːɭukjə was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and Central Finally, the kingdom was annexed by the Solankis. The Solanki (from Chalukya, an ancient Indian dynasty are a Hindu clan who ruled parts of western and central India between the 10th By this time the Muslim rule had spread across India, and the reins of power were then snatched by the Delhi Sultans. The Delhi Sultanate ( Urdu: دلی سلطنت, दिल्ली सलतनत or Sultanat e Hind ( سلطنتِ هند; सलतनत ए The city was ruled for a long time by these Sultans, until they were easily overthrown by the Mughal emperors. The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most The Mughals' biggest problem were the mighty Marathas who slowly but eventually took over the region. The Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day It became the capital of the Maratha Gaekwads. The Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day The Gaekwad or Gaikwad (once rendered as Guicowar, also given (incorrectly as Gaekwar) ( Gujarati: ગાયકવાડ; Marathi Sayaji Rao III (1875-1939), a most able ruler, made many public and bureaucratic improvements in the region. See also Gaekwad. Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad 10 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Although the British had a major influence on the region, Vadodara remained a princely state until Independence. Like all other princely states, Vadodara also joined the Republic of India in 1947.

Origin of name

Two thousand years back, there was a small town known as "Ankottak" (present day Akota) on the western bank of river Vishvamitri. The earliest mention of Vadodara is in a granth or charter of 812 that identifies it as Vadapadraka, a village attached to the nearby town of Ankottaka. Events By Place Europe The second Battle of Roncevaux Pass is fought between the Basques and the Franks. In 600 AD severe floods in Vishvamitri forced the inhabitants to move to the eastern side of the river to a village known as "Vatpatrak" (Leaf of Banyan tree) which developed into Vadodara. A banyan is a fig that starts its life as an Epiphyte when its Seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host Tree (or on structures like In the 10th century Vadapadraka replaced Ankottaka as the main town.

The city was once called Chandanavati after its ruler Raja Chandan of Dor tribe of Rajputs, who wrested it from the Jains. The capital had also another name "Virakshetra" or "Virawati" (A Land of Warriors). Later on it was known as Vadpatraka or Wadodará, which according to tradition is a corrupt form of the Sanskrit word Vatodar means 'In the heart of the Banyan tree'. It is now almost impossible to ascertain when the various changes in the name were made; but early English travellers and merchants mention the town as Brodera^[8], and it is from this that the name Baroda is derived. Again in 1974, the official name was changed to Vadodara.

In 1907, a small village and township^[9] in Michigan, United States was named after Baroda. Baroda is a village in Berrien County in the US state of Michigan. Baroda Township is a Civil township of Berrien County in the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

It is also rumoured that the name baroda originated from two words Bad which means the banyan tree and Aodh, which means a tent/canopy. According to popular legend, the region in and around present day Baroda was full of Banyan trees that formed a dense cover that looked like a huge tent canopy from a distance. Thus the name Baroda stuck.

Old Ankotakka

The early man lived on the banks of the river Mahi. This river must have formed the flood plain during that age. The movements of this “food gathering” parasites on nature, living on the banks of the river, grumbling the roots and killing animals with crude stone tools made out of the cobbles and pebbles available on the river bank, were necessarily controlled by the availability of convenient raw materials for their tools. There are evidences of the existence of early man in the Mahi river valley at a number of sites within 10 to 20 km to the north-east ot Vadodara. No evidences however of the existence of this man are found in and around present Vadodara. This may be because of the absence of gravels and cobbles on the banks of the Vishwamitri rivulet.

The next phase of the pre-historic Vadodara witnessed the first human settlement on the right bank of the river vishwamitri on a group of dunes resting on the alluvium of the river. It also means that men knew about where to set up settlements, as they had selected an elevated land. The Vishwamitri must have been prone to seasonal floods even then. These people still belonged to the stone age, crafting their tools with finely grained stones. From their material culture and physical environment, they seem to have belonged to the same culture as those whose implements were found in the Mahi river valley. This human settlement has been dated 1000 b. c.

Around the beginning of the Christian Era, a small township developed at the same spot as the above mentioned settlement on the right bank of the river. It came to be know as Ankotakka (present day Akota), the mound on which this settlement was established came to be known as Dhantekri. The entire settlement was developed by clearing grazing land and forest of Ankhol and covered an area of ½ to ¾ sq. km. This is indicative of the presence of thick forests during those times. Due to its location on the ancient trade route between Gujarat and Malva, this small township flourished in to a commercial entre. There was a supposed commercial relation between this township and Rome.

The township of Ankotakka developed during the rules of the Guptas and the Vallabhis. It was subjected to periodical heavy floods. But a severe flood which inundated the renovated public hall, forced the inhabitants to abandon this township and move away from the banks of the Vishwamitri.

The event occurred in 600 A. D. The inhabitants moved to the east of Ankotakka to another elevated portion located on the present kothi area. This formed the nucleus of a new township.

Recent history

The City of Vadodara apty described by a medieval Jain writer as a “Tilak on the Brove of Lata. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting ” was a nodal center of the costal plain of Gujarat. It is strategically situated at a junction of the main highways linking Gujarat with Rajputana and the Punjab in the north, the Malva and the Gangetic valley in the north east, Konkan in the south and Khandesh in the south-east. Significantly Vadodara today is a junction on the western railway of the lines leading to Ahmedabad, Delhi & Mumbai. This confirms the historic role of Vadodara in the communication pattern for movements of people and culture. The history of Vadodara city amply bears out its cultural and commercial activities during the last two thousand years. Apart form the traditional stories, our knowledge of the history of Vadodara is based mainly on Jain literature and a few old inscriptions pertaining to Vadodara.

Baroda State was a former Indian State in Western India. Vadodara's more recent history began when the Maratha leader Pilaji Gaekwad (or Gaikwar) conquered Sonagad from the Mughal Empire in 1726^[10]. The Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day Shrimant Sardar Pilajirao Gaekwad was an Indian general He is considered to be the founder of the Gaekwad dynasty who became Maharajas of Baroda. The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most Before the Gaekwars captured Baroda, it was ruled by Babi Nawabs, who were the officers of the Delhi ruler. Moghul rule came to an end in 1732^[10], when Pilaji Rao Gaekwar brought the Maratha activities in Southern Gujarat to a head and captured it. Except for a short period, Baroda continued to be in the reign of the Gaekwars from 1734 to 1948. Initially detailed to collect revenue on behalf of the Peshwa in Gujarat, Pilaji Gaekwad remained there to carve out a kingdom for himself. The Peshwa ( Marathi:पेशवा plural Peshwe, Marathi:पेशवे were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Shrimant Sardar Pilajirao Gaekwad was an Indian general He is considered to be the founder of the Gaekwad dynasty who became Maharajas of Baroda. Damajirao, son and successor of Pilaji Gaekwad, defeated the Mughal armies and conquered Baroda in 1734^[10]. Shrimant Sardar Pilajirao Gaekwad was an Indian general He is considered to be the founder of the Gaekwad dynasty who became Maharajas of Baroda. He assumed the titles of an independent ruler. His successors consolidated their power over large tracts of Gujarat, becoming easily the most powerful rulers in the region. After the Maratha defeat by the Afghans at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761^[10], control of the empire by the Peshwas weakened as it became a loose confederacy, and the Gaekwad Maharajas ruled the kingdom until Indian independence. The Third Battle of Panipat took place on January 14, 1761 at Panipat (Haryana State India) situated at about 80 miles (130 km north The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for "great king" or " High king " (a Karmadharaya from mahānt In 1802^[10], the British intervened to defend a Maharaja that had recently inherited the throne from rival claimants, and Vadodara concluded a treaty with the British that recognized the Kingdom as a 'Princely state' and allowed the Maharajas of Baroda internal political sovereignty in return for recognizing British 'Paramountcy', a form of suzereignty where the subject of foreign affairs was completely surrendered.

The greatest period in the Maratha rule of Vadodara started with the accession of Maharaja Sayajirao III in 1875^[10]. See also Gaekwad. Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad 10 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the It was an era of great progress and constructive achievements in all fields. Maharaja Sayajirao III, who ruled from 1875 to 1939, did much to modernize Vadodara, establishing compulsory primary education, a library system, a university, and model textile and tile factories, which helped to create Baroda's modern textile industry. See also Gaekwad. Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad 10 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Modern Vadodara is a great and fitting memorial to Maharaja Sayajirao. It was the dream of this able administrator to make Baroda an educational, industrial and commercial centre and he ensured that his dream would come true. For this reason, the city is also referred to as Sayaji Nagari (the town of Sayaji).

With India's independence in 1947, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda State acceded to India. Baroda State was merged into to Bombay State shortly after independence, which was divided into the states of Gujarat and Maharastra in 1960, with Vadodara part of Gujarat. The State of Bombay is a former state of India. During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India.

In recent times, Vadodara was affected by the devastating January 26, 2001 earthquake that struck Gujarat. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, which coincided with the 51st celebration of Republic Day (India at 0317 hrs GMT The city was spared the devastation suffered by some of the other major cities in Gujarat. However there were some casualties as poorly constructed buildings collapsed in the wake of the earthquake and the after shocks.

Geography and Climate

Vadodara is located at 22.30° N 73.19° E in western India at an elevation of 39 metres (123 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit It is the 18th largest city of the India with an area of 148. 95 km² and a population of 1. 6 Millions according to 2001 Census. The city sits on the banks of the River Vishwamitri, in central Gujarat. The Vishwamitri frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water. The city is located between the furtile platue between Mahi & Narmada River. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the town falls under seismic zone-III, in a scale of I to V (in order of increasing proneness to earthquakes)^[11]. Headline text The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS, the National Standards Body of India is involved in the development of technical standards (popularly known as Indian The Indian subcontinent had a long history of devastating Earthquakes The major reason for the high frequency and intensity of the earthquakes is that India continues to drive into

There are three main seasons: Summer, Monsoon and Winter. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is dry. The weather is hot through the months of March to July — the average summer maximum is 36 °C (97 °F), and the average minimum is 23 °C (73 °F). The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 From November to February, the average maximum temperature is 30 °C (85 °F), the average minimum is 15 °C (59 °F), and the climate is extremely dry. Cold northerly winds are responsible for a mild chill in January. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September. The average rainfall is 93 cm (36. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth 7 inches), but infrequent heavy torrential rains cause the river to flood. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The highest temperature recorded is 47 °C (116 °F) and the lowest is -1 °C (30 °F). ^[12]

Vadodara is divided by the Vishwamitri into two physically distinct eastern and western regions. The eastern bank of the river houses the old city, which includes the old fortified city of Vadodara. This part of Vadodara is characterised by packed bazaars, the clustered and barricaded pol system of shanty buildings, and numerous places of worship. A pol (pronounced as pole is a housing cluster which comprises many families of a particular group linked by Caste, profession or religion It houses the General Post Office and landmark buildings like Laxmi Vilas Palace, Mandvi and Nyay Mandier. The colonial period saw the expansion of the city to the western side of Vishwamitri. This part of the city houses educational institutions like Maharaja Sayajirao University, Railway Station, modern buildings, well-planned residential areas, shopping malls, multiplexes and new business districts centred around R. C. Dutt Road, Alkapuri and more recently, the Old Padra Road and Gotri.

• Winter Temperature: Max 29 °C, Min 9 °C
• Summer Temperature: Max 46 °C, Min 24 °C
• Rainfall (mid-June to mid-September): 931. 9 mm
• Lowest Recorded Temperature: -1 °C
• Highest Recorded Temperature: 46 °C

• Pollution: In recent years, Vadodara has suffered from increasing air, water and soil pollution from neighbouring industrial areas. This has also amounted into a constant and uncomfortable increase in average temperatures across all three seasons. Uncontrolled chemical dump from nearby industries has arguably turned the local river Vishwamitri into one big sewage.

Industry & Commerce

Vadodara enjoys a special place in the state of Gujarat. Until the early 1960s Vadodara was considered to be a cultural and educational centre. The first modern factory (Alembic Pharmaceuticals) was established in Vadodara in 1907 and subsequently companies such as Sarabhai Chemicals, and Jyoti came up in the 1940s. By 1962 there were 288 factories employing 27,510 workers. At that time, the dominant industrial groups were chemicals and pharmaceuticals, cotton textiles and machine tools. The establishment of Bank of Baroda by Sayajirao III in 1908 also help industrial growth. } Bank of Baroda ( is the sixth largest bank in India It has total assets in excess of Rs See also Gaekwad. Sayajirao Gaekwad III (Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad 10 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the

In 1962, Vadodara witnessed a sudden spurt in industrial activity with the establishment of Gujarat Refinery, Indian Oil Corporation. The Gujarat Refinery at Koyali (Near Baroda) in Gujarat in Western India is Indian Oil Corporation ’s largest Refinery. Indian Oil Corporation is an Indian public-sector petroleum company Several factors like raw material availability, product demand, skillful mobilisation of human, financial and material resources by the government and private entrepreneurs have contributed to Baroda becoming one of India’s foremost industrial centres.

The discovery of oil and gas in Ankleshwar led to the industrial development of Gujarat in a big way. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ankleswar is a city and a Municipality in Bharuch district in the state of Gujarat The Vadodara region is the largest beneficiary in the process of this industrialisation. Gujarat Refinery went into the first phase of production in 1965. The Gujarat Refinery at Koyali (Near Baroda) in Gujarat in Western India is Indian Oil Corporation ’s largest Refinery. The refinery being a basic industry made vital contributions on several fronts at the regional and national levels.

In Vadodara various large-scale industries such as Gujarat State Fertilisers & Chemicals (GSFC), Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL, Reliance) and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) have come up in the vicinity of Gujarat Refinery and all of them are dependent on it for their fuel and feedstock. The Gujarat Refinery at Koyali (Near Baroda) in Gujarat in Western India is Indian Oil Corporation ’s largest Refinery. Other large-scale public sector units are Heavy Water Project, Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited, ONGC & GAIL. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ( ONGC) (incorporated on June 23, 1993) is an Indian Public sector petroleum company In addition to these public sector enterprises, a number of other large-scale enterprises have come up in the private sector.

The establishment of large industrial units in a region automatically brings into existence a number of smaller enterprises. Vadodara is no exception and the city and the surrounding areas are today humming with industrial activity. The industrialisation of Vadodara has attracted entrepreneurs not only from Vadodara but also from all over Gujarat and India. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

In line with the 'Knowledge City'^[13] vision of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Vadodara is gradually becoming a hub in Gujarat for IT and other development projects. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII is a non-government not-for-profit industry-led and industry-managed organisation playing a proactive role in India’s development process

Civic Administration

Vadodara City Officials
Mayor	Shri Sunil Solanki
Municipal Commissioner	Shri M. K. Das [2]
Police Commissioner	Shri P. C. Thakur [14]

Vadodara is administered by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) . Khanderao Market is a palatial building located in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat State western India. The " Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan " or Vadodara Municipal Corporation or VMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation The " Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan " or Vadodara Municipal Corporation or VMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Some of the regions surrounding the city are administered by the Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA). The Vadodara Urban Development Authority is a civilian government body responsible for overseeing and sanctioning construction and infrastructure development across the suburbs of the city The VMC was established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, 1949. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into four zones and 26 wards.

The two main institutions involved in planning and development in Vadodara are the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and the Vadodara Urban Development Authority. The " Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan " or Vadodara Municipal Corporation or VMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation The Vadodara Urban Development Authority is a civilian government body responsible for overseeing and sanctioning construction and infrastructure development across the suburbs of the city The jurisdiction of both these agencies is demarcated clearly not only physically but also functionally. The governing acts for both the institutions differ. The principal responsibility of VUDA is to ensure a holistic development of the Vadodara agglomeration covering an area of 714. 56 km². ^[1], whereas VMC is involved in the development of a limited area of 148 km². ^[1].

Three corporators are elected from each ward, who in turn elect a mayor. Local Governance in India is divided into urban and rural local governance Executive powers are vested in the municipal commissioner, who is an IAS officer appointed by the Gujarat state government. The Indian Administrative Service ( IAS) is the administrative Civil service of the Indian government. The mayor is responsible for the day-to-day running of the city services, municipal school board, the city bus service, the municipal hospital and the city library. The Vadodra City Police are headed by a Police Commissioner, an IPS officer. Police Commissioner (or Commissioner of Police) is the title of the chief officer of many law enforcement agencies. Indian police redirects here For other uses see Indian police (disambiguation.

The City elects 1 ^[3] member to the Lok Sabha and 5 ^[4] to the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India The Vidhan Sabha also known as Legislative Assembly is the lower house of state legislature in India. All of the 5 assembly seats of Vadodara were won by the BJP during the legislative elections in 2002. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political In the 2006 Vadodara Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP won 74 ^[15] seats, 6 seats went to the Congress. The " Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan " or Vadodara Municipal Corporation or VMC, established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political

• Election Wards: 28 ^[1]
• Seats (Corporators): 84 ^[1]
• Population per ward: 31,122
• Seats reserved for women: 26
• Total voters (as on 17-1-97): 809,185

Administrative Legends

Preceded by Unknown	Village Municipality Head 1991 – 2003	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Taluka Panchayat Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Fire Department Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Unknown	Village Police Department Head 2003 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Transport

The city is on the major rail and road arteries joining Mumbai with Delhi and Mumbai with Ahmedabad. Due to this Vadodara is known as a ‘Gateway to the Golden Corridor’.

Air

Vadodara Airport (IATA: BDQ) is well connected with the cities of Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi and Bangalore with multiple daily flights to these locations. Vadodara Airport or Civil Airport Harni is a public Airport located southeast of Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Rail

Vadodara was part of historic BBCI Railway. The Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing a railway line between Bombay and Surat Railway had arrived in Vadodara in early 1860s. On 5 November 1951 the BBCI Railway was merged with the Saurashtra, Rajputana and Jaipur railways to give rise to the Western Railway. The Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing a railway line between Bombay and Surat Now, the Vadodara Railway Station belongs to the Western Railway division of Indian Railways and is a major station on the Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes. Vadodara Railway Station is the main station in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest Railway networks in India. Indian Railways (भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rail) abbreviated as IR (hi भारे is a Department of the Government of India under the Ministry Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ Amdāvād, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) is the largest city in All trains, including superfast and express, stop here. Vadodara has 3 railway stations called Vadodara Junction, Makarpura & Vishwamitri Stations.

Road

National Highway No. 8, connecting New Delhi & Ahmedabad to Mumbai, passes through the city. Vadodara is also connected with Ahmedabad through Indian National Expressway 1, a stretch of 97 km Super Highway with only 2 exits. The Ahmedabad-Vadodara Highway is a major artery of public transport connecting the cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara, also known as Baroda in the state

Public transport vehicles within the city include buses, autorickshaws and taxis. There are a few private bus and taxi services as well. A significant proportion of the population uses their own vehicles – cars, scooters, motorcycles and bicycles.

• Paved Roads: 1680 km
• Unpaved Roads: 400 km
• Total Roads: 2080 km

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[16], Vadodara metropolitan area had a population of 1,492,398. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vadodara has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%; male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 74%. In Vadodara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Gujarati, Marathi,English and Hindi are the languages spoken in the city.

• Population trends in recent years

1961: 298,398

1971: 467,487

1981: 734,473

1991: 1,031,346

2001: 1,306,035 ^[17]

2007: 2,200,000 (projected)

• Number of households: 213,540
• Population density: 9,527/km²
• Literacy: 76. 11% of total population (males 79. 21%; females 68. 41%)
• Sex Ratio: 909 Female per 1000 Male^[18]

Culture

Vadodara is also known as ‘Sanskari Nagari’, means a Cultured City. Vadodara is one of India’s most cosmopolitan cities. Thanks to the vision and broadmindedness of the Gaekwads, the subsequent industrialisation, the proliferation of academic activities and a strategically important geographical location, Baroda has welcomed a wide variety of people from all over India and also from all over the world. The Gaekwad or Gaikwad (once rendered as Guicowar, also given (incorrectly as Gaekwar) ( Gujarati: ગાયકવાડ; Marathi In all of this, the sprawling and cosmopolitan MS University campus and the large number of local, national and foreign industries act as a catalysing and unifying force. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda, is one of the premier universities of India

The great museums on the palace grounds such as the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum and art gallery are unique and carry artifacts from around the nation and the world. Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a museum housed within the Maharaja 's palace (the Lakshmi Vilas Palace) in Vadodara, India. There are Gujarati film studios in the city as well as a large number of large old-style movie theatres in addition to the newer multiplexes that have sprung up in the past few years.

Diwali, Uttarayan, Holi, and Ganesh Chaturthiare celebrated with great fervour. Diwali, or Deepavali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal (Markiscarali is a major Indian and Nepalese festival and a significant For the kite-flying festival see Makar Sankranti Uttarāyana (उत्तरायन is the six month period between Makar Sankranti Holi ( or language|Bhojpuri]] also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring Festival observed in India, Ganesha Chaturthi ( IAST: Gaṇeśa Caturthī Devanagari: गणेश चतुर्थी or Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha Classical music and dance have their patrons, and so does the modern stage and pop culture. The culture and the traditions are both alive and being forever experimented with.

Navarātrī or Garba is the city's largest festival, with song, dance and lights during every October. Navratri ( Sanskrit: नवरात्रि is a Hindu Festival of worship and dance Garba ( Gujarati: ગરબા Garbā) is an Indian form of Dance that originated in the Gujarat region Many of the residents spend their evenings at their local Garba grounds where local musicians play traditional music while people dance the Rass and Garba dances. Garba ( Gujarati: ગરબા Garbā) is an Indian form of Dance that originated in the Gujarat region Raas or Dandiya Raas, along with Garba, is the featured Dance of Navratri evenings in Western India Garba ( Gujarati: ગરબા Garbā) is an Indian form of Dance that originated in the Gujarat region This is also a time when the youth are more visible outdoors and until later than other times of the year. The people of Vadodara have preserved the original and the traditional part of the Navarātrī. Navratri ( Sanskrit: नवरात्रि is a Hindu Festival of worship and dance Garba in Vadodara attracts a fairly large number of international tourists. Garba ( Gujarati: ગરબા Garbā) is an Indian form of Dance that originated in the Gujarat region

Education

The patronage of education started with Maharaja Sayajirao and the city has built further on the academic infrastructure established by him. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda, is one of the premier universities of India

The present educational foundation rests on over 20 public schools and over 100 private schools. Towering benevolently over all is the MS University, the jewel in the Baroda crown, so to speak. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ruler of Baroda, is one of the premier universities of India MSU is the only university in Gujarat with English as the only medium of instruction. It has 13 faculties and 17 residential hostels, 4 of them for women students. The university caters to over 100,000 students. There are various courses that are being offered in here ranging from Medical to Commerce. The university has been divided into several departments and there are number of courses offered in each of the department. The fine Arts faculty is famous worldwide for its contribution in arts. The faculty of performing arts is also a very reputed institution teaching music, drama, dancing etc. There are other premier institutes also located in city including Sigma Institute of Management Studies, Technology & Engineering & Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology. Baroda has many public and private schools, imparting quality education.

The recent decision of CII to develop Vadodara as 'Knowledge CITY'^[13]. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII is a non-government not-for-profit industry-led and industry-managed organisation playing a proactive role in India’s development process has been well received by the Barodians all over the world

Sports

Cricket is by far the most popular sport in the city, as it is in the rest of the country. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries However, the interest in football (soccer), field hockey, volleyball, table tennis and tennis is much greater than the average Indian city. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

Not only Vadodara has its own first-class cricket team that competes at the national level, but it also boasts of the oldest cricket ground in Asia, called Moti Baug (The same ground on which Mohammad Azharuddin had scored a record fastest century of 62 balls, now broken). Moti Bagh Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Vadodara (estwhile Baroda Gujarat. Apart, from that there is also a private cricket ground owned by IPCL, which also hosts ODI. Prominent cricket players from Vadodara include Atul Bedade, Vijay Hazare, Chandu Borde, Kiran More, Nayan Mongia, Anshuman Gaekwad (former coach of the Indian cricket team) and more recently Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Jacob Martin and Connor Williams. Atul Chandrakant Bedade (born 24 September 1966 in Bombay, now Mumbai, India) is a former Indian Cricketer He played Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 March 1915&ndash18 December 2004 was an Indian Cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. Chandrakant Gulabrao "Chandu" Borde (born July 21 1934 in Poona, now Pune is a Cricketer who was a member of the Indian team between 1958 and Kiran Shankar More (pronounced Mo-ray (born September 4, 1962 in Baroda, Gujarat, India) was the Wicket-keeper for the Nayan Ramlal Mongia (born December 19, 1969 in Vadodara) was an Indian Cricketer active from 1994 to 2004 when he retired Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad (born September 23, 1952) is an Indian Cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team in 40 Test matches Zaheer Khan (born 7 October 1978 Srirampur town in Ahmednagar district Maharashtra) is an Indian Cricketer who has been a member of the Indian Irfan Pathan ( Hindi: इरफ़ान पठान Pashto: عرفان پټان), born Irfan Khan ( Hindi: इरफ़ान Jacob Joseph Martin (born 11 May 1972 in Baroda, Gujarat) is an Indian Cricketer He is primarily a middle-order right-handed Connor Cecil Williams (born August 7, 1973) in Gujarat is an Indian first class cricketer for Baroda The Baroda cricket team has been a consistently good performer at the national domestic Ranji Trophy championship and has won it 6 times. The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Vadodara. The Ranji Trophy is a domestic First-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides equivalent to the County Championship

At schools a huge range of sports tend to be played. Vadodara has a rich tradition in which various schools compete against each other in various inter-school sporting competitions.

Media

Vadodara has a number of newspaper publications. English-language dailies published and sold in the city are the Times of India, Indian Express,and Economic Times. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. For bi-furicated southern edition see The New Indian Express The Indian Express is an Indian newspaper owned by Ramnath Goenka The Economic Times, launched in 1961 is India's largest financial daily and the world's second largest financial daily after The Wall Street Journal, There are three Gujarati dailies in the city — Sandesh, Gujarat Samachar and Divya Bhaskar. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Gujarat Samachar is the Leading daily newspaper in Gujarat It is published in Gujarati and its main office is in Ahmedabad. Divya Bhaskar is a Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat, India. It is the best and the most read newspaper in Gujarat A large number of magazines, periodicals and journals are regularly published and circulated across the city. The Gujarat film and television industry has a small but significant presence in the city. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 Television in India is a huge industry and has thousands of programmes in all the states of India The city has five local FM stations: Radio Mirchi (98. Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. 3 MHz), S FM (93. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. 5 MHz), Big FM (92. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Big FM is a nationwide private FM radio station in India owned by Indian businessman Anil Ambani. 7 MHz), Radio City (91. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. 1 MHz) and All India Radio (93. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. All India Radio (abbreviated as AIR) officially known as Akashvani ( Devanagari: आकाशवाणी ākāshavānī ( Urdu: اکاشوانی 9 MHz). The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. All India Radio is broadcast on the AM band^[19]. Amplitude modulation ( AM) is a technique used in electronic communication most commonly for transmitting information via a Radio Carrier wave Satellite radio was launched in nearby city of Ahmedabad by WorldSpace in 2005^[20]. A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR is a Digital radio signal that is broadcast by a Communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical Households receive television through two main cable networks, InCablenet and Siti Cable, while DTH has little popularity in Vadodara. InCablenet is one of the largest cable broadcasting companies in India that provides cable television internet and telecommunications services for major cities such as Siti Cable is a major cable broadcasting and telecommunications company in India, which provides cable television cell phone and internet services in major cities such as A satellite dish is a type of Parabolic antenna that receives or transmits electromagnetic signals to and from another location typically a satellite A network of optical fibre cables connects almost the entire city. An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length The city's telephone services are provided by landline and mobile operators like BSNL, Reliance Infocomm, Airtel, Vodafone, idea and Tata Indicom. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (known as BSNL, India Communications Corporation Limited) is a Public sector communications company Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm) along with Reliance Telecom and Flag Telecom, is part of Reliance Communications Ventures (RCoVL Bharti Airtel, formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited (BTVL is India 's largest cellular service provider with more than 75 million subscribers as of August Idea Cellular is a wireless Telephony company operating in various states in India. Introduction Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL is a part of the Tata Group of companies an Indian conglomerate Broadband Internet services are provided in most parts of the city by the telecom companies. Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just Broadband, is high-speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a Modem

Places of interest

• Palaces: Laxmi Vilas Palace, Nazarbaug Palace, Makarpura Palace, Pratap Vilas Palace

• Buildings & Monuments: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Kirti Mandir, Kirti Stambh, Nyay Mandir, Mandvi & Walled City, Khanderao Market, Aurobindo Ashram, EME Temple (Dakshinamurty Temple), Hazira Maqbara, Tambekarwada, Kala Ghoda, Anglo-Vernacular School now Music College, Juni Kothi, Central Jail, Kala Bhavan, Motibaug Palace

• Museums & Gardens: Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Sayaji Baug, Jubilee Baug, Lal Baug, Sardar Baug,

• Other Interesting Places: Malls and Multiplexes (Vadodara Central, Spencers, PVR Deep, Chandan, Inox, Westside), Gandhi Nagar Gruh (Town Hall), Vadodara Central Library, ABS Tower Art Gallery

• Excursions: Ajwa & Nimeta, Dabhoi, Pavagadh, Champaner, Sindhrot Nature Park, Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kayavarohan, Chandod, Galteshwar, Dakor, Nareshwar, Sankheda

References

Further reading

External links

• Vadodara Municipal Corporation
• Vadodara Collectorate
• Vadodara City Traffic Police
• Vadodara Stock Exchange
• Baroda Cricket Association
• Maharaja Sayajirao University Of Baroda
• Railway Staff College
• Baroda Information Hub
• Vadodara @ Wikitravel
• Vadodara @ Wikimapia
• Vadodara @ Panoramio
• Photogallery - Vadodara in olden days
• Photogallery - Present-day Vadodara
• Baroda Classifieds / Events / Help

Urban, Suburban & District Towns of Vadodara
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