Banswara district

Banswara District has an area of 5,037 km², 1.47% of Rajasthan, India. The city of is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by, on the northeast by , on the east and southeast by state, on the southwest by  state, and on the west by.

Origin of name
The district is named after the former Princely State of Banswara. There are two traditions regarding the etymology of Banswara. According to one tradition, it is derived from the name of the chief Bansia who ruled over this area before being killed by Maharaval Jagmal Singh in 1529 CE. According to the other tradition, the name is derived from the Bans Vara (the country of bamboos) due to the abundance of bamboos in the dense forests of this region.

History
The present district was formed on August 15, 1949 CE as a part of Udaipur division of the newly formed United State of Rajasthan by merging the Princely State of Banswara and the Chiefship of Kushalgarh, both of which were part of Mewar & Southern Rajputana States Agency before independence.

Geography
Banswara is part of the region of southern Rajasthan, which includes Banswara and Dungarpur districts. The region is mainly inhabited by tribals, predominantly s.

The District lies in the basin. The Mahi flows north through the district from its origin in the of Madhya Pradesh, entering the district from the southeast and flowing north towards the northern end of the district, where it turns southwest to form the boundary between Banswara and Dungarpur districts before entering Gujarat and emptying into the.

Banswara District has rich and. The s include mainly. The includes a large variety of wild animals like, , etc. Common  in the region are , , , , green , ,  etc.

Divisions
Banswara district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, which are further divided into 5 tehsils and 8 development blocks. Banswara sub-division consists Banswara and tehsils,  sub-division consists Ghatol tehsil and  sub-division consists Kushalgarh and  tehsils. The 8 development blocks in the district are: Talwara, Garhi, Ghatol, Peepal Khunt, Bagidora, Anandpuri, Kushalgarh and Sajjangarh.

The district consists 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies, Kushalgarh, Danpur, Ghatol, Banswara and Bagidora. All of them along with 3 other Vidhan Sabha constituencies from Dungarpur district are part of the lone Lok Sabha constituency of the district, Banswara.