Sarada tehsil | |
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Tehsil | |
Coordinates: 24°04′34″N73°41′36″E / 24.076089°N 73.693377°E | |
Tehsil seat | Sarada village |
Time zone | Indian Standard Time |
Sarada (also spelt Sarara [1] ) is a tehsil of Salumbar district in Rajasthan, India. It consists of 152 villages [2] and 3 towns (Bhalariya, Newa Talai, and Chawand). [3] The tehsil headquarter is located in the village of Sarada. [3]
Before the formation of the Republic of India, the territory of present-day Sarada tehsil was part of the former Udaipur State. [4] 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 Sarada tehsil. [4] In 2013, Sarada tehsil was sub-divided into two parts, with Semari tehsil being established as an independent tehsil, containing areas formerly under Sarada. [5] [6]
The area of the tehsil is 776 square kilometres. [2] The annual average rainfall in Sarada tehsil is 537 mm, with an average of 27 rainy days per year. [1]