Sarada (also spelt Sarara
) 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 administ ...
of
Udaipur district
Udaipur district is one of the 33 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 ...
in
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
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 country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. 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
Kingdom of Mewar, sometimes known as Udaipur State, was ruled by the Sisodia dynasty. It was an independent kingdom in Rajputana region of India. It was established around the 7th century as minor rulers of the Nagada-Ahar region of Udaipur an ...
.
With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan (precursor to the state 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 ...
) in 1948, the new district 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 cap ...
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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