Vallabhnagar 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
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 d ...
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 si ...
,
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 ...
.
History
Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Vallabhnagar 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 si ...
) 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 capit ...
was constituted which included Vallabhnagar tehsil.
In 2017,
Bhindar tehsil, which had been a sub-tehsil of Vallabhnagar tehsil since 1959,
was declared to be a separate tehsil.
This restructuring reduced Vallabhnagar tehsil's area from 983 square kilometers to 383 square kilometers.
Geography
The area of Vallabhnagar tehsil is 539 square kilometres.
The annual average rainfall in Vallabhnagar tehsil is 608 mm, with an average of 30 rainy days per year.
References
Tehsils of Rajasthan
Tehsils of Udaipur district
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