Jhadol tehsil
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Geography
The area of Jhadol tehsil is 1,441 square kilometres. The annual average rainfall in the tehsil is 598 mm, with an average of 31 rainy days per year. The tehsil is bordered to the north by Gogunda tehsil, to the east by Girwa tehsil, to the south by Kherwara tehsil and Gujarat state, and to the west by Kotra tehsil. In 2012, Phalasiya was declared as a sub-tehsil of Jhadol.
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Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Jhadol tehsil had a population of 249,297 (126,124 males and 123,173 females). The total number of households was 51,655. Jhadol has an average literacy rate of 42.2 percent, significantly lower than the national average of 74.04 percent.
Because of the large proportion of tribals in its population, Jhadol tehsil in its entirety is included in the Tribal sub-plan. For the same reason, Jhadol tehsil has been designated as a scheduled area which allows special protection of tribal culture and other interests.