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About Harthal Village

Harthal is a large village in Rawti tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,387, made up of 1,697 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1420.75 hectares hectares.

Harthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harthal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Rawti
Area (hectares) 1420.75 hectares
Population 3,387
Male Population 1,697
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harthal compares

By the 2011 count Harthal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 913 residents. Its 1420.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Harthal

Harthal 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 Harthal as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harthal from other places

Harthal lies about 26 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Raoti, about 5.8 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 Harthal
Nearest railway station Raoti 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rawti 26 km
District headquarters Ratlam 26 km
Nearest town Ratlām 26 km

Villages closest to Harthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harthal village had a population of 3,387. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 913 residents.

Harthal village has 1,697 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harthal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Harthal covers 1420.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harthal falls under Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harthal is Raoti, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harthal.

Harthal is about 26 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harthal is in Rawti tehsil of Ratlam district. Raoti is about 5.8 km away. Rawti is about 26 km away. Ratlam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunwarpada (1.9 km), Meghala Khali (2.0 km) and Rawti (2.5 km).

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

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