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About Harwecha Village

Harwecha is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 635 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwecha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwecha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344705
Area (hectares) 1102 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 635
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwecha compares

By the 2011 count Harwecha is the 48th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1102 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Harwecha

Harwecha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harwecha as Available within <5 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 Harwecha from other places

Harwecha lies about 60 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 55 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 Harwecha
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Gypsum 55 km
District headquarters Barmer 60 km
Nearest town Bārmer 60 km

Villages closest to Harwecha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwecha village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 48th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Harwecha village has 635 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwecha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Harwecha is 344705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwecha covers 1102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harwecha falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harwecha is Gypsum, about 55 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harwecha.

Harwecha is about 60 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwecha is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 9.3 km away. Gypsum is about 55 km away. Barmer is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Harwa (under 2 km), Harwa (under 2 km) and Chak Negarda (3.8 km).

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

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