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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Arvi Tahsil, 1908=
Northern tahsil of Wardha District, Central Provinces,
lying between 20 45' and 21 22' N. and 78 3' and 78 39/ E., with
an area of 890 square miles. The population in 1901 was 137,737,
compared with 131,174 in 1891. The density is 155 persons per
square mile. The tahsil has two towns, Arvi (population, 10,676), the
head-quarters, and Ashti (5,237); and 299 inhabited villages. The
tahsil is an important cotton tract, and is known also for its fine breed
of cattle. The eastern portion is hilly, while to the west a narrow
strip of very fertile black soil lies along the bank of the Wardha river.
Excluding 180 square miles of Government forest, 70 per cent, of the
available area is occupied for cultivation. The cultivated area in
1903-4 was 472 square miles. The demand for land revenue in the
same year was Rs. 1,98,000, and for cesses Rs. 19,000.

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