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About Harsed Village

Harsed is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 241 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.72 hectares hectares.

Harsed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsed village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 130.72 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 241
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsed compares

By the 2011 count Harsed is the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 130.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 915.

Getting to Harsed

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

How far is Harsed from other places

Harsed lies about 40 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Markundi, about 14 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 Harsed
Nearest railway station Markundi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 19 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 36 km
District headquarters Satna 40 km

Villages closest to Harsed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsed village had a population of 459. That makes it the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Harsed village has 241 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsed has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Harsed covers 130.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsed falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harsed is Markundi, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harsed.

Harsed is about 40 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsed is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Markundi is about 14 km away. Majhgawan is about 19 km away. Chitrakoot Dham is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolkhata (under 2 km), Biharpur (under 2 km) and Birpur (under 2 km).

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

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