Bap tehsil explained
| Bap tehsil |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jodhpur District |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Bap |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
Bap tehsil is a tehsil in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] Headquarters for the tehsil is the village of Bap.
Bap tehsil is the northernmost of the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Phalodi tehsil to the south, Jaisalmer District to the west and northwest, and Bikaner District to the north and east.[2]
History
Bap Tehsil was created in Jodhpur District in 2012 out of the northern part of Phalodi Tehsil. Prior to that the area had been an independent sub-tehsil with its own local council (panchayat samiti).[3]
In August 2023 the Bap Tehsil was reduced in size with the eastern part separated off into the new Ghantiyali Tehsil, and both were incorporated into the new Phalodi District.[4]
Villages
There are thirty-two panchayat villages in Bap tehsil.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Administrative Setup . Jodhpur District . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806035124/http://jodhpur.nic.in/as.html . 6 August 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Map:Jodhpur District, Administrative Setup . 2007 . Jodhpur District . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233202/http://jodhpur.nic.in/images/map1.jpg . 9 April 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Administrative Setup. Jodhpur District. https://web.archive.org/web/20021225084134/http://www.jodhpur.nic.in/as.htm. 25 December 2002. dead.
- News: Moiwala . Heena . 7 August 2023 . Rajasthan Cabinet gives green light to New Districts and Divisions . Udaipur Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233805/https://udaipurtimes.com/news/rajasthan-new-divisions-and-districts/cid11793722.htm . 1 December 2023 . live .
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bap, Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513211650/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=722&parenttype=B&ptype=V . 2013-05-13 .
