The name of
the district Barmer is derived from the ruler Bahada Rao Parmar (Panwar) who is
said to have founded the town in the
13thcentury, when it was named Bahadamer (The hill for Bahada).
Barmer is the Head Quarter of the Barmer district in the state of
Rajasthan. It is a city and a
municipality.
Barmer is the second largest district of Rajasthan. Since its formation
in 1949, there has been almost no change in its external-boundaries.
Internally, however number of tehsils increased from 5 to 8. The number of
towns however remained two. The district has divided into 8 panchayat samities
viz, Barmer, Balotra, Siwana, Sindhari, Baitu, Shiv, Chohatan and Dhorimana.
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