Bilara tehsil explained

Bilara Tehsil
Native Name Lang:	hi
Settlement Type:	Tehsil
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:	26.2167°N 113°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Jodhpur
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank Info Sec1:	Pali
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Bilara SC^[1]
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Iso Code:	RJ-IN

Bilara Tehsil is a tehsil in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.^[2] The tehsil headquarters are in the town of Bilara.

Geography

Bilara tehsil is the southeasternmost of the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Bhopalgarh tehsil to the north, Nagaur District to the northeast, Pali District to the east and south, and Luni tehsil and Mandor tehsil to the west.^[3]

History

See main article: article.

Bilara tehsil was part of the SOHU princely state of Marwar.

Economy

The economy of the tehsil is mainly based on agriculture and related businesses.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, the Bilara tehsil had 251,946 inhabitants, with 130,451 males (51.8%) and 121,495 females (48.2%), for a gender ratio of 931 females per thousand males.^[4] In 2001, the tehsil was 71.7% rural.

Points of interest

The Marwari people inhabit most of Bilara tehsil, and one can see typical Marwari customs and culture in the town of Bilara, and in villages throughout the tehsil.

Villages

There are forty panchayat villages in Bilara tehsil:^[5]

• Bala
• Barna
• Bhawi
• Binjwadia
• Borunda
• Boyal
• Buchkalla
• Chandelao
• Chirdhani
• Choda
• Ghana Magra or Ghana Mangra
• Hariyada
• Hariyadhana

• Jetiwas
• Jhak
• Kalauna
• Kaparda
• Khariya Mithapur
• Khejarla
• Lamba
• Madaliya
• Malawas
• Malkosani
• Nanan
• Olvi
• Patel Nagar

• Pichiyak
• Ramasani
• Ramdawas
• Ransi gaon
• Rawniyana
• Rawar
• Rinya
• Sambariya
• Silari
• Sindhipuri
• Tilwasni
• Udaliyawas

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors. Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan. 2008. 20 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003649/http://ceorajasthan.nic.in/PC-ACWISE-ELECTORS.pdf. 26 July 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Administrative Setup . Jodhpur District . https://web.archive.org/web/20130806035124/http://jodhpur.nic.in/as.html . 6 August 2013 . dead .
3. 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.
4. Web site: Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Nashik: Bhopalgarh: Kashti. Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 20 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513203122/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=08&district_code=15. 13 May 2013. dead.
5. Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bilara, Jodhpur, Rajasthan . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513211921/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=724&parenttype=B&ptype=V . 2013-05-13 .