Rajasthan Geography

Districts and Divisions of Rajasthan

Districts and Divisions of Rajasthan

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districts of rajasthan

Rajasthan in its present form1 November 1956 (Unification of Rajasthan)Came to. At present total in Rajasthan26 districtsWere.

26th District – AjmerNovember 1, 1956

27th District - DholpurOn April 15, 1982, it was separated from Bharatpur and became a new district.

28th District – BandraOn April 10, 1991, it was separated from Kota and became a new district.

29th District – DausaOn April 10, 1991, it was separated from Jaipur and became a new district.

30th District – RajsamandOn April 10, 1991, it was separated from Udaipur and became a new district.

31st District - HanumangarhOn July 12, 1994, it was separated from Sri Ganganagar and became a new district.

32nd District – KarauliOn July 19, 1997, it was separated from Sawai Madhopur and became a new district.

33rd District - PratapgarhOn January 26, 2008, it was separated from three districts and became a new district.

Pratapgarh districtParmesh Chand CommitteeMade on the recommendation of. Pratapgarh district did its workApril 1, 2008Started from.

Committees formed to create new districts in Rajasthan

  • Yes. S. Sandhu Committee (2011) – Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
  • Parmesh Chandra Committee (2014-18) - Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
  • Ramlubhaya Committee (March, 2022) - Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
  • Lalit K. Panwar Committee (June 29, 2024-August 31, 2024) - Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma

21 March 2022Retired IAS officers to assess the need for new districtsShri RamlubhayaUnder the Chairmanship of 'Ramlubhaya Committee' was formed. On the basis of the interim report of the committee, the previous government had decided to create 17 new districts and 3 new divisions in the state, in order to which the districts and divisions were created by issuing a notification on 5 August 2023 by the Revenue Department. After which the total number of districts became 50.

A cabinet sub-committee has been formed by the state government to review this decision of the previous government and retired IAS officers will be formed to support it.Dr. Lalit K. PanwarA high level expert committee was formed under the chairmanship of. Based on the recommendations presented by the committee**Out of the newly created districts, 9 districts and 3 newly created divisions were canceled.**Has been done.

In the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on 28 December 2024, the districts and divisions formed during the time of the previous government were redefined, after which now in the stateTotal 7 divisions and 41 districtsWill be.

8 new districts kept as they were: Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Didwana Kuchaman, Kotputli-Behrrod, Khairthal-Tijara, Phalodi, Salumber.

newly formed districts

1. Balotra: By reorganizing Barmer district, a new district Balotra has been formed whose headquarters will be Balotra. The newly formed Balotra district has 7 tehsils (Pachpadra, Kalyanpur, Siwana, Samdari, Baytu, Gida, Sindhari). According to the official map and information released so far, Balotra has not been made a tehsil.

2. Didwana-Kuchaman: Nagaur district has been reorganized and a new district Didwana-Kuchaman has been formed. The headquarters will remain at Deedwana temporarily until the mini secretariat building is ready. The newly formed Didwana-Kuchaman district has 8 tehsils (Didwana, Maulasar, Chhoti Khatu, Ladnun, Parbatsar, Makrana, Nawan, Kuchamancity).

3. Dig: By reorganizing Bharatpur district, a new district Deeg has been formed whose headquarters will be Deeg. The newly formed Deeg district has 9 tehsils (Deeg, Januthar, Kumher, Rarh, Nagar, Sikri, Kaman, Jurhara, Pahari).

4. Phalodi: By reorganizing Jodhpur district, a new district Phalodi has been formed whose headquarters will be Phalodi. The newly formed Phalodi district has 8 tehsils (Phalodi, Lohawat, Aau, Dechu, Setrava, Bap, Ghantiyali, Bapini).

5. Kotputli-Behroad: By reorganizing Jaipur and Alwar districts, a new district Kotputli-Behror has been formed whose headquarters will be Kotputli-Behror. The newly formed Kotputli-Behror district has 8 tehsils (Behror, Bansur, Neemrana, Mandhan, Narayanpur, Kotputli, Viratnagar, Pavata). Kotputli, Viratnagar, Pavata have been connected to Jaipur, rest all have been connected to Alwar.

6. Khairthal-Tijara: By reorganizing Alwar district, a new district Khairthal Tijara has been formed whose headquarters will be Khairthal. The newly formed Khairthal-Tijara district has 7 tehsils (Tijara, Kishangarhbas, Khairthal, Kotkasim, Harsoli, Tapukada, Mundawar).

7. Beawar: By reorganizing Ajmer, Pali and Bhilwara districts, a new district Beawar has been formed whose headquarters will be Beawar. The newly formed Beawar district has 7 tehsils (Beawar, Tatgarh, Jaitaran, Raipur, Masuda, Vijaynagar, Badnore). Jaitaran and Raipur have been connected to Pali, Beawar, Tatgarh, Masuda and Vijaynagar have been connected to Ajmer and Badnore has been connected to Bhilwara.

8. Salumber: By reorganizing Udaipur district, a new district Salumber has been formed whose headquarters will be Salumber. The newly formed Salumber district has 5 tehsils (Sarada, Semari, Lasadiati, Salumber, Jhallara).

fact

Pratapgarh in ancient timesKanthal and Devla/DevliyaWas known as.

Taj Mahal of Kanthal- Kaka Saheb's Dargah.

Ganga of Kanthal- Mahi River.

largest district of rajasthan- Jaisalmer (38401 sq.km.).

Jaisalmer of Indiathird largest districtIs. largest districtGujaratOfKutch(45,612 sq.km.)Is the district. second largest districtLeh district of LadakhIs.

Smallest district of Rajasthan- _.

Shapes of districts of Rajasthan

Divisions of Rajasthan

To run the country better and maintain the system, the country is divided into states. Then the states are divided into districts. in rajasthanDivision between states and districtsIs. Divisions are formed by combining several districts.

Presently in Rajasthan7 divisionsAre.

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currently in rajasthan7, 2-2 divisions with 4 districtsAnd there is 1 division (Jodhpur) with 8 districts.

in rajasthandivisional systembeginning ofin 1949 Hiralal ShastriDone by the government.April, 1962InMohanlal SukhadiaThe divisional system was abolished by the government.January 15, 1987InHari Dev JoshiThe divisional system was re-introduced by the government.

in 1987of Rajasthansixth division ajmerWas created. It was separated from Jaipur division and became a new division.June 4, 2005of Rajasthan7th Division BharatpurWas created.

fact

of the statefirst nominated chief minister - Hira Lal Shastri (1949-1951).

of Rajasthanfirst general electionWhen did it happen -January 1952.

first general electionHow many seats were there in the assembly?160 seatsWas .

of the Legislative Assemblyfirst meetingWhen and where did it happen -Sawai Mansingh Town Hall on 29 March 1952In .

First Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952–1957)inauguration of31 March 1952occurred to.

of the statefirst elected chief minister - Tikaram Paliwal (1952).

Record of serving most number of Chief Ministers -Mohanlal Sukhadia (17 years).

Creator of Modern Rajasthan- Mohanlal Sukhadia.

Chief Minister for shortest periodLiving leaders -Hiralal Devpura (16 days).

in rajasthanFirst Chief Minister of Scheduled Caste - Jagannath Hills (Bhusawar-Bharatpur).

new assembly buildingWhen was it created?in 2001.

Stones from which places have been used in this -Jodhpur and KaroliOf stones.

Name the Maharaja of Rajasthan who remained the king even after attaining independence -Sawai Mansingh (1949-1956).

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Which of the following districts of Rajasthan has the least number of tehsils?

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