Girwa
Girwa
Tehsil
Girwa is located in Rajasthan
Girwa
Girwa
Location in Rajasthan, India
Girwa is located in India
Girwa
Girwa
Girwa (India)
Coordinates: 24°58′N 73°58′E / 24.967°N 73.967°E / 24.967; 73.967
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictUdaipur
Population
 • Total96,735[1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Rajasthani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0294
Vehicle registrationRJ 27

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

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.[3]

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.[1] The population of the tehsil is 289,070.[1] The area of the tehsil encompasses two panchayat samities - Girwa and Kurawar.[1]

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]

References

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


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