Sarada (also spelt Sarara
) 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 ...
of
Salumbar district in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
,
India
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. It consists of 152 villages
and 3 towns (Bhalariya, Newa Talai, and Chawand).
The tehsil headquarter is located in the village of Sarada.
Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Sarada 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
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories 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 area of present-day Sarada tehsil.
In 2013, Sarada tehsil was sub-divided into two parts, with
Semari tehsil being established as an independent tehsil, containing areas formerly under Sarada.
The area of the tehsil is 776 square kilometres.
The annual average rainfall in Sarada tehsil is 537 mm, with an average of 27 rainy days per year.
References
Tehsils of Rajasthan
Tehsils of Udaipur district
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