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About Harsola Village

Harsola is one of the larger villages in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,690, made up of 4,474 males and 4,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2841.45 hectares hectares.

Harsola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 2841.45 hectares
Population 8,690
Male Population 4,474
Female Population 4,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harsola compares

By the 2011 count Harsola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 2841.45 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Harsola

Harsola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harsola from other places

Harsola lies about 17 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Haranyakheri, about 4.3 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 Harsola
Nearest railway station Haranyakheri 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 5.4 km
District headquarters Indore 17 km

Villages closest to Harsola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mhow 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 Harsola

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsola village had a population of 8,690. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Harsola village has 4,474 males and 4,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsola has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Harsola covers 2841.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsola falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harsola is Haranyakheri, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harsola.

Harsola is about 17 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsola is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Haranyakheri is about 4.3 km away. Mhow is about 5.4 km away. Indore is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borkhedi (2.6 km), Panda (3.4 km) and Amba Chandan (3.7 km).

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

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