Rishabhdeo tehsil
Rishabhdeo (also spelt Rishabhdev)[1] is a tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan, India.The tehsil consists of 125 revenue villages and one town.[2] The tehsil headquarter is located in the town of Rishabhdeo.[2] HistoryBefore the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Rishabhdeo tehsil was part of the former Udaipur State.[3] With the formation of the United State of Rajasthan (precursor to the state of Rajasthan) in 1948, the new district of Udaipur was constituted which included the area of present-day Rishabhdeo tehsil.[3] Rishabhdeo tehsil was created in 2008 by including 79 villages of Kherwara tehsil and 19 villages of Sarada tehsil.[2] GeographyThe annual average rainfall in Rishabhdeo tehsil is 518 mm, with an average of 26 rainy days per year.[1] DemographicsThe population of the tehsil is 1,72,935, 84% of which is tribal.[2] Because of the large proportion of tribals in its population, the entire Rishabhdeo tehsil is included in the Tribal sub-plan. [4] References
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