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About Harsi Village

Harsi is a large village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,158 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2116.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 2116.66 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsi compares

By the 2011 count Harsi is the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 2116.66 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Harsi

Harsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harsi from other places

Harsi lies about 56 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harsi
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 20 km
Nearest town Karera 40 km
District headquarters Gwalior 56 km

Villages closest to Harsi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhitarwar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Harsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsi village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Harsi village has 1,158 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Harsi is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsi covers 2116.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harsi falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harsi is Indergarh, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harsi.

Harsi is about 56 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsi is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 18 km away. Indergarh is about 20 km away. Karera is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgadha (2.2 km), Jakhwar (3.2 km) and Chitoli (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harsi today is likely to be higher.

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