Bap, Rajasthan

Bap (Baap) is a city located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in Western India. It is a Panchayat city [1] as well as being the Tehsil headquarters for Bap Tehsil. It is a rapidly developing village.

History

Prior to becoming the headquarters of the then newly created Bap Tehsil in 2011, Bap was part of Phalodi Tehsil; but was still the center for the local area with a local council (panchayat samiti), which was treated as an independent Sub-Tehsil. Bap village is also very religious place. Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi also came to this village for shooting their movie Dedh Ishqiya.[2]

Demographics

In the Census of India 2001, the village of Bap had a population of 8,890. Males constituted 4,717 of the population and females 4,173. The gender ratio is 885 females per thousand males.[3]

Notes
  1. 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Bap = 35617, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bap, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
  2. "Administrative Setup". Jodhpur District. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002.
  3. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Phalodi: Bap". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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