Sagwara tehsil is one of five
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 administ ...
s in
Dungarpur District
Dungarpur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Dungarpur is the district headquarters.
History
The area of Dungarpur district was occupied by the Bhil people perhaps as early as 4000 BCE. There is sec ...
of
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 s ...
, India. It is in the southeast part of the district and borders on the
Mahi River
The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the relatively few west-flowing rivers in India, alongside the ...
.
The town of
Sagwara
Sagwara is a city and municipality, near Dungarpur city in Dungarpur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is one of two towns in Sagwara Tehsil, and the administrative center for the Sagwara Tehsil's additional district court and sub ...
is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Sagwara Tehsil is bordered by Simalwara Tehsil to the southwest and west, Dungarpur Tehsil to the northwest, Aspur Tehsil on the north, Garhi Tehsil of
Banswara District
Banswara District has an area of , which is 1.47% of Rajasthan state, India. The city of Banswara is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District, on the northeast by Pratapgarh District, on the east and southeast ...
on the east, and Anandpuri Tehsil of Banswara District to the southeast.
Towns and Villages
Sagwara Tehsil has two towns, Sagwara, the administrative center, and
Galiakot.
It has 46
panchyat villages covering 244 villages:
Notes and references
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Dungarpur district
Tehsils of Rajasthan