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About Harsad Village

Harsad is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 472 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.02 hectares hectares.

Harsad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 460.02 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 472
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harsad compares

By the 2011 count Harsad is the 88th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 460.02 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Harsad

Harsad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harsad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Harsad from other places

Harsad lies about 23 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, 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 Harsad
Tehsil headquarters Loha 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Limbgaon 20 km
District headquarters Nanded 23 km

Villages closest to Harsad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsad village had a population of 951. That makes it the 88th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Harsad village has 472 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsad has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Harsad covers 460.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harsad falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Harsad is Limbgaon, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harsad.

Harsad is about 23 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsad is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Loha is about 8.4 km away. Limbgaon is about 20 km away. Nanded is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambesangvi (2.1 km), Karegaon (2.7 km) and Shelgaon (3.1 km).

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

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