Wardha

Wardha (wär'du, vŭr'du) [key], town (1991 pop. 102,985), Maharashtra state, central India, on the Mumbai-Kolkata RR. It is a district administrative center and a market for cotton. Wardha, founded in 1866, is the headquarters of the All-India Village Industries Association.

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