Phalodi tehsil

Phalodi tehsil
फलोदी तहसील
Tehsil
Phalodi tehsil
Map
Location of Phalodi tehsil in Phalodi district
Coordinates: 16°45′N 75°41′E / 16.75°N 75.68°E / 16.75; 75.68
RegionWest India
HeadquartersPhalodi
Area
 • Total
7,697 km2 (2,972 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
564,560
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationRJ-43
Websitejodhpur.rajasthan.gov.in

Phalodi is a tehsil in the Phalodi District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] The headquarters of the tehsil is the city of Phalodi.

Geography

Phalodi tehsil is the second northernmost of the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It borders Bap tehsil to the north, Nagaur district to the east, Osian tehsil to the southeast and south, Balesar tehsil and Shergarh tehsil to the south; and Jaisalmer district to the west.[2] It is situated between latitude 27°06' to 27°09' north and 72°20' to 72°23' east. It has an average elevation of 303 metres (994 feet).

History

Phalodi tehsil was much larger before 2012 when the northern part was taken to create Bap tehsil, which had been an independent sub-tehsil with its own local council (panchayat samiti) under Phalodi tehsil.[3]

Villages

There are thirty-eight panchayat villages in Phalodi tehsil.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Map:Jodhpur District, Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002.
  4. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Phalodi, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.