Bhopalgarh Taluka

Bhopalgarh Tahsil
भोपालगढ तालुका
tehsil
Bhopalgarh Tahsil

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 26°35′N 073°33′E / 26.583°N 73.550°ECoordinates: 26°35′N 073°33′E / 26.583°N 73.550°E
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 02920
Lok Sabha constituency Pali
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bhopalgarh (SC)[1]

Bhopalgarh Taluka is a taluka in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[2] Headquarters for the taluka is the town of Bhopalgarh.

Bhopalgarh Taluka is an eastern taluka among the eleven talukas in Jodhpur District. It borders Nagaur District to the north and east, Bilara Taluka to the south, Mandor Taluka to the southwest, and Bawadi Taluka to the west.[3]

History

In 2009 Bhopalgarh Taluka was divided, with the western half becoming Bawadi Taluka.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, the formerly larger Bhopalgarh Tahsil recorded 271,567 inhabitants of which 140,057 (51.6%) were male and 131,510 (48.4%) were female, for a gender ratio of 939 females per thousand males.[4] In 2001 in Bhopalgarh, 100% of the households were rural.[4]

Villages

There are thirty-nine panchayat villages in Bhopalgarh Taluka.[5]

  • Artiya Kalla (Artiya Kalan)
  • Asop
  • Bagoria (Bagoriya)
  • Bara Kalla (Bara Kalan)
  • Barni Khurd
  • Basni Hari Singh (Basni Harisingh)
  • Bhopalgarh
  • Bhundana
  • Birani
  • Burkia (Budkiya)
  • Chowkari Kalla (Chaukri Kalan)
  • Dewatra
  • Gaj Singhpura (Gajsinghpura)
  • Garasani
  • Heeradesar (Hiradesar)
  • Kagal
  • Khangta (Khangata)
  • Kharia Khangar (Khariya Khangar)
  • Kheri Salwa
  • Khwaspura (Khawaspura)
  • Kood (Kur, Koor)
  • Kosana
  • Kuri
  • Malar
  • Mangeria (Mangeriya)
  • Nagalwas
  • Narsar (Nadsar)
  • Ostra (Ustra)
  • Palri Ranawata
  • Palri Sidha (Palri Siddha)
  • Rajlani
  • Ramdawas Kalla (Ramrawas Kalan)
  • Rampura
  • Rarod
  • Ratkuria (Ratkuriya)
  • Rudia (Rudiya)
  • Salwa Khurd
  • Satheen
  • Sopara
  • Surpura Khurd

Notes

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary & Assembly Constitencies wise Polling Stations & Electors". Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan. 2008.
  2. ↑ "Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Map:Jodhpur District, Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Bophalgarh". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  5. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.