# Vaduj

Vaduj is a major town in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of Khatav Taluka. It is located on the banks of the Yerala River, and is around 58 kilometres (36 mi) away from the district capital Satara, and 165 kilometres (103 mi) away from Pune. It is the biggest town in Khatav Taluka, with a population of around 17,636 (registered ) people. Recently, its status was changed to Nagar Panchayat.

## Location and markets

Vaduj is large town and is located on the bank of "Yerala" River in Maharashtra (Ancient : Vedavati). Its emerging markets attract various people from surrounding villages. The main market area, known as peth. Vaduj having very high markets due to nearest villages are totally dependent on Vaduj. Vaduj is the Administrative center of Khatav Taluka.

## Geography

Vaduj is a Nagar Panchayat and located in the Satara district of Maharashtra state, India.
The major surrounding villages and their distance from Vaduj are Ganeshwadi 2 km, Satewadi 3 km, Pedgaon 6 km, Wakeshwar 5 km Katarkhatav 8 km, Tadavale 9 km, Ambavade 12 km, Bhurakavadi 7 km and Pusegaon 19 km.

## Languages

The language in Vaduj is Marathi, and it is spoken by most of the native population.

## Education
### Major public schools

* Hutatma Parshuram Vidyalaya (HPV)
* Chhatrapati Shivaji High School (CSHV)
* Chhatrapati Shivaji Polytechnics, Vaduj
* Arts & Commerce College Vaduj
* Gurukul
* Sevagiri English Medium School
* Cambridge High School
* Nutan Prathamik Shala

### Colleges

* HPV Jr. College.
* Shivaji Polytechnic.
* Shivaji Science and Jr. College.
* Arts & Commerce College.

## Transport

Vaduj is well connected by two state highways (SH): Karad–Pandharpur and Baramati–Sangli. The MSRTC main depot is located at Vaduj. Various buses are available to reach major cities like Satara, Pune and state capital Mumbai.
The nearest railway stations to Vaduj are Rahimatpur 30km and Koregaon 34km.

## Culture

People in Vaduj are of diverse religions and celebrate religious festivals like Diwali,Gram-Daivat Bhairavnath Yatra/Jatra for 4 days, Basweshwar Jayanti, Dnyaneshwar-Parayan Palkhi Rath Yatra, Gopalkala, Mahavir jayanti, Vishwakarma Jayanti, Eid, Buddhapornima and Christmas as well. Ganesh Mandir in Bajar patangan is well known in the surrounding area. Common surnames in Vaduj are Jagdale, Godse, Kale, Phadtare, Yeole & shah. Vaduj is also famous for 'Quit india Movement' held in 1942. Parshuram Gharge, Born on 27 October 1901 at Vadagaon, dist. Satara, Maharashtra, was an active Congress worker. The Gandhian slogan 'Do Or Die' and the arrest of all the top national leaders before the launching of the 'Quit India' movement on 8 August 1942 galvanized the local activists in Satara so much that they lost no time in plunging themselves into the nationwide agitation against the British imperialism. In one such anti-British demonstration that Parshuram Gharge himself led in Khatav taluka, Satara, on 9 September 1942, more than 2000 people marched towards the Vaduz Cutcherry singing patriotic songs and crying nationalist slogans and hoisting the tricolor Congress flags . The local British officials tried to turn them away but the marchers went ahead, leading to the police firing on the non-violent crowd, and resulting in the death of Parshuram Gharge on the spot.

## Nearby tourist attractions

* Shri Ganesh Mandir at Ganeshwadi(Vaduj) - 2 km
* Janubai Madir at Satewadi-3 km
* Bhavani Mata Mandir at Pingaljai - 6 km
* Yerala Dam at Yeralwadi – 6 km
* Janubai mandir Hingane - 5 km
* Mayani Bird Sanctuary – 24 km
* Yamai Devi Mandir & Aundh Museum – 18 km
* Gondavale – 16 km
* Bhavling (Gursale) – 7 km
* Siddeshwar Kuroli – 10 km
* Pusegaon - 20 km
* Wakeshwar (Bhairavnath Mandir)- 4 km
* Dahiwadi - 18 km
* Karad - 48 km
* Mhaswad - 50 km
* Vita - 45 km
* Ambavade - 13 km

## Hospitals

* Government Gramin Hospital, Vaduj
* Datta Hospital (Dr. B.J. Katkar), Vaduj
* Spandan Hospital (Dr. Sandesh Galande), Vaduj
* Accident Hospital (Dr. Ajit Inamdar), Vaduj
* Charushila Accident Hospital (Dr. Vivekanand Mane), Vaduj
* Saddichaa Hospital (Dr. Santosh More), Vaduj

## Developing Areas

* Balwant Park (Vaduj-Ganeshwadi, Road)
* Vaduj-Katarkhatav Road
* Vaduj-Karad Road
* Vaduj -Hingane Rode
* Vaduj-Pedgaon Road
* Vaduj Dahiwadi Road
* Vaduj Pusegaon Road