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About Harsili Village

Harsili is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 413 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.18 hectares hectares.

Harsili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsili village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 290.18 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 413
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Harsili compares

By the 2011 count Harsili is the 42nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 290.18 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Harsili

Harsili is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harsili as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harsili from other places

Harsili lies about 52 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 35 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 Harsili
Tehsil headquarters Badi 7.1 km
Nearest town Bareli 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 35 km
District headquarters Raisen 52 km

Villages closest to Harsili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsili village had a population of 792. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Harsili village has 413 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsili has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Harsili covers 290.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsili falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harsili is Sobhapur, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Harsili is about 52 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsili is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 7.1 km away. Bareli is about 8.5 km away. Sobhapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghot (2.1 km), Pipaliya Khaki (2.3 km) and Kanwar (2.7 km).

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

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