Bichiwara tehsil explained
| Bichiwara Tehsil |
| Native Name: | बिछीवाडा तहसील |
| Native Name Lang: | hi |
| Settlement Type: | tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rajasthan, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.7833°N 103°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dungarpur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ- |
| Iso Code: | RJ-IN |
Bichiwara Tehsil is one of five tehsils in Dungarpur District of Rajasthan, India.[1] [2] It is in the western part of the district and borders on Gujarat.[3] The village of Bichhiwara is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Bichiwara Tehsil is bounded by Kherwara Tehsil, of Udaipur District, to the northwest and north, by Dungarpur Tehsil to the east, by Simalwara Tehsil to the southeast, and by Meghraj Taluka and Bhiloda Taluka, both of Gujarat, to the southwest and west. It averages 328m (1,076feet) in elevation.
In the 2015 panchayat samiti election the seats were split pretty evenly between the Congress Party (14 seats) and the BJP (11 seats).[4]
Towns and Villages
Bichiwara Tehsil has no towns. It has forty-eight panchayat villages.[5]
Notes and references
Notes and References
- Web site: Panchayat Samiti - Rajasthan. Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan .
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Block Panchayats of Dungarpur, Rajasthan . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113171254/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=99&parenttype=D&ptype=B . 13 November 2011 . dead . 19 April 2015 .
- Web site: District Wise Health Facilities: District Map: Dungarpur District . National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Rajastha . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319175709/http://nrhmrajasthan.nic.in/District%20map%20PDF%20Dt.%2026.01.13/District%20Wise/Dungarpur.jpg . 19 March 2015 . live.
- Web site: Bichiwara Panchayat Samiti Election Result 2015 . 2 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419024519/http://election2014.co.in/bichiwara-panchayatsamiti-seat-election-result-voter-list-rajasthan-election-2015/ . 19 April 2015 . dead . 19 April 2015 .
- Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bichiwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418001440/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=670&parenttype=B&ptype=V . 18 April 2015 . dead . 19 April 2015 .
