| 词条 | Vadia, Banaskantha |
| 释义 |
| name = Vadia | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Village of Prostitutes | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Gujarat | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Banaskantha | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Gujarati, Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate =GJ | website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}} | footnotes = }}Vadia is a village in Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located 70 miles west of Palanpur city,[1] and about {{convert|240|km|abbr=off }} from Ahmedabad.[2] Historically, unmarried women of this village supported themselves through prostitution, with the men of the village working as pimps.[2] Efforts are underway to change this state of affairs, by such organizations as Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch.[2] References1. ^{{cite news|last=Thornhill|first=Ted|title=Mass wedding of Indian girls in 'prostitution village' saves them from the sex trade|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114016/Mass-wedding-Indian-women-prostitution-village-saves-entering-sex-trade.html|accessdate=13 March 2012|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=12 March 2012}} {{coord missing|Gujarat}}{{Banaskantha-geo-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Caulfield|first=Philip|title=Indian mothers hold mass wedding in ‘village of sex workers’ to save daughters from prostitution|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/indian-mothers-hold-mass-wedding-village-sex-workers-save-daughters-prostitution-article-1.1037143|accessdate=13 March 2012|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=11 March 2012|quote=Vadia was known as a hub for the sex trade since before India gained independence from Britain in 1947 and most of the men work as pimps, the Times of India reported.}} 1 : Cities and towns in Banaskantha district |
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