Banswara is a town in the Banswara district in southern Rajasthan, India. The name, Banswara, came from king ‘Bansiya Bhil’
Vagad is a region in southeastern Rajasthan state of western India. Its boundaries are roughly defined by those of the districts of Dungarpur and Banswara. Major cities of the region are Dungarpur and Banswara.
Banswara District has an area of 5,037 km2 (1,945 sq mi), which is 1.47% of Rajasthan state, India. The city of Banswara is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District, on the northeast by Pratapgarh District, on the east and southeast by Madhya Pradesh state, on the southwest by Gujarat state, and on the west by Dungarpur District.
Partapur is a municipality in the Banswara district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a developing area in the Wagad region and is the second most populated city in the Banswara district.
Banswara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India.
Mohan Singh Mehta (1895-1986) was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Seva Mandir in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Kanak Mal Katara is a current Member of Parliament from Banswara Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. He is former member of Rajya Sabha and former cabinet minister in Government of Rajasthan. He held the portfolios of Woman and Child Development, Tribal Area Development, GAD and was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Sagwara in Dungarpur district. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dungarpur State was a princely state during the British Raj. Its capital was the city of Dungarpur in the southernmost area of present-day Rajasthan State in India. In 1901 the total population of Dungarpur State was 100,103, while that of the town was 6,094.
Mama Baleshwar Dayal was a social worker and socialist politician from India. He is remembered for his work among the Bhil tribes of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh whom he organised to fight for their rights to jal, jungle aur jameen.
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River. It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply. It is the longest dam and second largest dam in Rajasthan. It is named after Jamnalal Bajaj. It is the biggest multipurpose project for tribal area of Rajasthan.
Govind Guru Tribal University (GGTU), formerly Rajiv Gandhi Tribal University, is a state university located at Banswara, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2012, and renamed in 2016.
National Highway 927A, commonly referred to as NH 927A is a national highway in India. It is a spur road of National Highway 27. NH-927A traverses the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.
Heera Bhai was an Indian politician from Janata Dal. He was a member of 6th Lok Sabha and 9th Lok Sabha from Banswara constituency in Rajasthan. He started his political career in 1957 when he was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. In 1960 he was elected as First Mayor of Agra Municipal Corporation. Bhai died in Rajasthan on his 73rd birthday on 25 December 1995.
Ghatol is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Garhi is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Banswara is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Bagidora Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
Kushalgarh is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India.
The Mangarh massacre occurred on 17 November 1913, when British and Indian troops attacked the stronghold of Govindgiri at the end of the Bhil Revolt. It occurred on a hillock in the Mangarh Hills of Rajasthan. There are no accurate figures for the number of Bhil who were killed, but estimates range from "several Bhils died" to the oral tradition that 1,500 tribals were killed.
