Girwa tehsil explained

Girwa
Other Name:Girwa
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:24.9667°N 131°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Udaipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:96735[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Rajasthani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0294
Registration Plate:RJ 27

Girwa is a tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India.[2] The administrative headquarter of the tehsil is located in the City of Udaipur.

History

Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Girw tehsil was part of the former Udaipur State.[3] With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan (precursor to the state of Rajasthan) in 1948, the new district of Udaipur was constituted which included the territory of present-day Badgaon tehsil.

Until 2012, Girwa tehsil included the area of present-day Badgaon tehsil as well. As part of administrative reorganization in 2012, Badgaon tehsil was carved out of Girwa tehsil.[4] [5]

Geography

Girwa tehsil consists of 220 revenue villages which are organized in 60 gram panchayats. The population of the tehsil is 289,070. The area of the tehsil encompasses two panchayat samities - Girwa and Kurawar.

52 villages of Girwa tehsil that are in the vicinity of the city of the Udaipur urban area are subject to the jurisdiction urban planning policies of the Udaipur Urban Improvement Trust.[6] [7]

The annual average rainfall in Girwa tehsil is 608 mm, with an average of 32 rainy days per year.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gram panchayat/ward-war jansankhya evam parivaro ki sankhya ka vivran . 2013 . Government of Rajasthan . 19 April 2019.
  2. Book: District Census Handbook Udaipur PART XII-A . 2011 . Directorate of Census Operations . 18 April 2019.
  3. Book: District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract. Directorate of Census Operations. 2011.
  4. Book: Notification F.33(81)(4)(1) Various/CTAD/2018/19494-502 . 5 June 2018 . Government of Rajasthan . 20 April 2019.
  5. News: Badgaon bani tehsil . 18 April 2019 . Udaipur News . 18 June 2012.
  6. Book: Udaipur ke adhighoshit nagriya kshetra mein sthit gram panchayat evam panchayat samiti ki suchi yathavidyaman mah agast 2016 . 2016 . City Development Office Udaipur . 19 April 2019 . 4 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204000849/http://uitudaipur.org/uitweb/pdf/jurisdiction.pdf . dead .
  7. Book: Udaipur Urban Area Map 2031 . 2013 . Government of Rajasthan . 19 April 2019.
  8. Book: Singh, O.P.. Rainfall Profile of Udaipur. etal. India Meteorological Department. 2013. Meteorological Monograph: Hydrology No.15/2013. New Delhi. 108.