Rishabhdeo tehsil | |
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Tehsil | |
 Rishabhdeo tehsil | |
  Rishabhdeo tehsil Location of Rishabhdeo tehsil  Rishabhdeo tehsil Rishabhdeo tehsil (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°04′34″N73°41′36″E / 24.076089°N 73.693377°E | |
| Tehsil seat | Rishabhdeo |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time |
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]
Before 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]
The annual average rainfall in Rishabhdeo tehsil is 518 mm, with an average of 26 rainy days per year. [1]
The 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]