Badgaon is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Udaipur district Udaipur district is one of the 50 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. History Before Udaipur d ...

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History

Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Badgaon tehsil was part of the former

Udaipur State The Kingdom of Mewar was an independent Hindu Monarchy, kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian subcontinent and later became a dominant state in medieval India. The kingdom was initially founded and ruled by the Guhila dyna ...

. With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan (precursor to the state of

) in 1948, the new district of

Udaipur Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of t ...

was constituted which included the territory of present-day Badgaon tehsil. Badgaon tehsil was established on 31 May 2012, its area being carved out of

Girwa tehsil Girwa is a tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India. 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 Girwa tehsil was par ...

Geography

The tehsil consists of 111 revenue villages which are organized in 25 gram panchayats. The boundaries of Badgaon tehsil are conterminous with that of the eponymous Badgaon

panchayat samiti Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government ( panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has b ...

. 37 villages of Badgaon that are in the vicinity of the city of the

urban area are subject to the jurisdiction urban planning policies of the Udaipur Urban Improvement Trust. The annual average rainfall in Badgaon tehsil is 608 mm, with an average of 32 rainy days per year.The 'Rainfall Profile of Udaipur' (2013) report referenced presents the information for Girwa tehsil prior to Badgaon tehsil being carved out of the former. Therefore, the average rainfall and rainy days stated here are those for Girwa tehsil from the said report.

References

Tehsils of Rajasthan Tehsils of Udaipur district {{Udaipur-geo-stub