Bap tehsil | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
 Bap Tehsil in Phalodi District | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jodhpur District |
| Headquarters | Bap |
Bap tehsil is atehsil inJodhpur District ofRajasthan state in westernIndia.[1] Headquarters for the tehsil is the village ofBap.
Bap tehsil is the northernmost of the eleven tehsils in Jodhpur District. It bordersPhalodi tehsil to the south,Jaisalmer District to the west and northwest, andBikaner District to the north and east.[2]
Bap Tehsil was created inJodhpur District in 2012 out of the northern part ofPhalodi Tehsil. Prior to that the area had been an independent sub-tehsil with its own local council (panchayat samiti).[3]
In August 2023 the Bap Tehsil was reduced in size with the eastern part separated off into the newGhantiyali Tehsil, and both were incorporated into the new Phalodi District.[4]
There are thirty-twopanchayat villages in Bap tehsil.[5]
