Bichiwara Tehsil is one of five tehsils in Dungarpur District of Rajasthan, India.[1][2] It is in the western part of the district and borders on Gujarat.[3] The village of Bichhiwara is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Bichiwara Tehsil
बिछीवाडा तहसील | |
|---|---|
  Bichiwara Tehsil Location in Rajasthan, India  Bichiwara Tehsil Bichiwara Tehsil (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′N 73°30′E / 23.783°N 73.500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Dungarpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ- |
Bichiwara Tehsil is bounded by Kherwara Tehsil, of Udaipur District, to the northwest and north, by Dungarpur Tehsil to the east, by Simalwara Tehsil to the southeast, and by Meghraj Taluka and Bhiloda Taluka, both of Gujarat, to the southwest and west. It averages 328 metres (1,076 ft) in elevation.
In the 2015 panchayat samiti election the seats were split pretty evenly between the Congress Party (14 seats) and the BJP (11 seats).[4]
Towns and Villages
editBichiwara Tehsil has no towns. It has forty-eight panchayat villages.[5]
- Amajara
- Balwara
- Barothi
- Bheana
- Bichhiwara
- Bokhala
- Charwara
- Chhapi
- Chundawara
- Deval Khas
- Galandar
- Gamdi Ahara
- Gamdi Deval
- Gandhwa
- Ged
- Genji
- Ghughara
- Gumanpura
- Jalukua
- Kanba (Kanaba)
- Kankaradara
- Karawara
- Karoli
- Khajuri
- Mada
- Mahudi
- Malmatha
- Mewara
- Moder
- Navalshyam
- Oda Bada
- Paldeval
- Palpadar
- Palvada
- Rampur Mewara
- Rampur Sati
- Renta
- Sabli
- Sanchiya
- Sshisod
- Sunserpur
- Surpur
- Talliya
- Thana
- Vagadari
- Venja
- Vikasnagar
- Virpur
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Panchayat Samiti - Rajasthan" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan.
- ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Block Panchayats of Dungarpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "District Wise Health Facilities: District Map: Dungarpur District". National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Rajastha. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Bichiwara Panchayat Samiti Election Result 2015". 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bichiwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
