Jhadol tehsil

Jhadol tehsil
Tehsil
Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil is located in Rajasthan
Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil
Location of Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil is located in India
Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil
Jhadol tehsil (India)
Coordinates: 24°21′12″N 73°31′48″E / 24.3533°N 73.53°E / 24.3533; 73.53
TehsilJhadol
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,441.02 km2 (556.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
249,297
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneIndian Standard Time

Jhadol tehsil (Hindi:झाड़ोल तहसील) is an administrative sub-division of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India.[2] Jhadol tehsil was formerly called Phalasia tehsil.[3] The tehsil consists of 283 revenue villages and 45 panchayats.[1] The tehsil headquarter is located in the village of Jhadol,[4] southwest of the district headquarters, Udaipur.

Geography

The area of Jhadol tehsil is 1,441 square kilometres.[1] The annual average rainfall in the tehsil is 598 mm, with an average of 31 rainy days per year.[5] The tehsil is bordered to the north by Gogunda tehsil, to the east by Girwa tehsil, to the south by Kherwara tehsil and Gujarat state, and to the west by Kotra tehsil.[4] In 2012, Phalasiya was declared as a sub-tehsil of Jhadol.[6]

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Jhadol tehsil had a population of 249,297 (126,124 males and 123,173 females).[7] The total number of households was 51,655.[1] Jhadol has an average literacy rate of 42.2 percent,[1] significantly lower than the national average of 74.04 percent.[8]

Because of the large proportion of tribals in its population, Jhadol tehsil in its entirety is included in the Tribal sub-plan.[9] For the same reason, Jhadol tehsil has been designated as a scheduled area which allows special protection of tribal culture and other interests.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f District Census Handbook: Udaipur (PDF). Census of India. 2011.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Udaipur: Blocks/Tehsils/Panchayats". Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ The Gazette of India, No. 325 dated May 19, 2018. New Delhi: Government of India. 2018. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Administrative Atlas of Rajasthan: District and Tahsil (PDF). Census of India. 2011. p. 663.
  5. ^ Singh, O.P. (2013). Rainfall Profile of Udaipur (PDF). Meteorological Monograph: Hydrology No.15/2013. New Delhi: India Meteorological Department. p. 108.
  6. ^ "Badgaon bani tehsil". Udaipur News. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Census of India C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data for State of Rajasthan". Census of India. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ Census of India. "Provisional Population Totals : India : Census 2011".
  9. ^ "Mavli aur Vallabhnagar ke kuchh bhag ab TSP mein". Dainik Bhaskar. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Gazette of India". Government of India. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

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