Arvi is a city and municipal council in

Wardha district Wardha District (Marathi pronunciation: �əɾd̪ʰaː is in the state of Maharashtra in western India. This district is a part of Nagpur Division. The city of Wardha is the administrative headquarter of the district. Hinganghat, Pulgaon, A ...

in the state of

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Geography

Arvi is located at . 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. Saint Maybai, Saint Pandurang Maharaj, Saint Lahanuji Maharaj(Takarkheda) are the prominent ones having their own followers spread across the Vidarbha region.

Demographics

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, 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. Below data is for Taluka.

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.

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110830121115/http://taluka.lokmat.com/attachments/ARV_Pg1.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20110830121231/http://taluka.lokmat.com/attachments/ARV_Pg3.pdf Cities and towns in Wardha district Talukas in Maharashtra