Shergarh tehsil explained

Shergarh tehsil
Native Name:शेरगढ़ तहसील
Native Name Lang:hi
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:Shergarh
Unit Pref:Metric
Official Name:Shergarh tehsil

Shergarh tehsil is a tehsil in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] The headquarters for the tehsil is the village of Shergarh.

Shergarh tehsil is a western tehsil among the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Phalodi tehsil to the north, Balesar tehsil to the east, Barmer District to the south and southwest, and Jaisalmer District to the west.[2]

History

In 2009 Shergarh tehsil was divided, with the eastern half becoming Balesar tehsil, before that Balesar had been a subtehsil within Shergarh, even though it had had a separate panchayat samiti.[3]

Villages

There are thirty-three panchayat villages in Shergarh tehsil.[4]

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrative Setup. Jodhpur District. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806035124/http://jodhpur.nic.in/as.html. 6 August 2013. live.
  2. 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. live.
  3. Web site: Administrative Setup. Jodhpur District. 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021225084134/http://www.jodhpur.nic.in/as.htm. 25 December 2002. dead.
  4. Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Shergarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.