Arvi, Wardha

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Geography

Arvi is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[1] It has an average elevation of 328 meters (1075 feet). Arvi is an important center for the cotton and soybean trade. The closest airport from Arvi is Nagpur Airport situated at 100 kilometers and the closest Railway Station from Arvi is Pulgoan Junction situated at 35 kilometers, location of Arvi is on Ravandev Garmasur Plateau, which is also a reason for the growth of long thread bearing cotton. Wardha river and Bakli river flowing alongside the borders of Arvi taluka are the main source of water for the villages.

Arvi is also called the City of Saints.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Saint Maybai, Saint Pandurang Maharaj, Saint Lahanuji Maharaj(Takarkheda) are the prominent ones having their own followers spread across the Vidarbha region.

Demographics

since 2011Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census, Arvi had a population of 42,822: 21,956 males (51%) and 20,864 females (49%). There are 5,836 members of Scheduled Castes and 2,123 of Scheduled Tribes.[2]

Below data is for Taluka.

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[3] 74088 69410 143498 - 82.725 5.621 0.046 0.047 10.890 0.414 0.220 0.037
2011[4] 75179 70802 145981 1.730 82.579 6.087 0.086 0.072 10.471 0.334 0.217 0.153

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Languages

Residents of arvi communicate in Marathi language. Apart from the commonly used Varhadi, a dialect of Marathi language used in the district .Hindi and English are also spoken in the region.

Politics

For Maharashtra Assembly - Many years Indian National congress (INC) ruled over here. Current MLA is Dadaraoji Keche of BJP. Previous term was completed by Shri. Amar Kale from INC.

References

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  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Arvi
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  3. Census India 2001.
  4. Census India 2011.

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