About Harwa Village

Harwa is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 757 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1843 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344705
Area (hectares)	1843 hectares
Population	1,417
Male Population	757
Female Population	660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwa compares

By the 2011 count Harwa is the 27th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1843 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Harwa

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

Harwa lies about 61 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 56 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 Harwa
Tehsil headquarters	Sheo	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gypsum	56 km
District headquarters	Barmer	61 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	61 km

Villages closest to Harwa

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.

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Common questions about Harwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwa village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 27th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Harwa village has 757 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

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

Harwa covers 1843 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harwa falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Harwa is Gypsum, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harwa.

Harwa is about 61 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwa is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 9.9 km away. Gypsum is about 56 km away. Barmer is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.