Girwa is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

of Udaipur district,

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

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. The administrative headquarter of the tehsil is located in the City of

Udaipur Udaipur () (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capit ...

History

Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Girw tehsil was part of the former Udaipur State. With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan (precursor to the state of

) in 1948, the new district of

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.

Geography

Girwa tehsil consists of 220

revenue villages In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...

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

urban area are subject to the jurisdiction urban planning policies of the Udaipur

Urban Improvement Trust An Urban Improvement Trust is a type of statutory body in the state of Rajasthan, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous co ...

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

References

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